Legal Opinion
Kenneth O. Ashelman v. Hon. Gary Pope, Judge Division I, Mohave County Superior Court Mohave County Attorney's Office
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 12, 1986No. 84-1580PublishedCited by 743 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SKOPIL, Circuit Judge:
Kenneth O. Ashelman appeals the dismissal of his civil rights action against a state judge and county prosecutor. The question presented is whether a judge and prosecutor are immune from damages in a civil rights action charging them with conspiracy to predetermine the outcome of judicial proceedings. We conclude that the judge and prosecutor are immune. We affirm the district court’s dismissal of the action.
FACTS AND PRIOR PROCEEDINGS
Ashelman is a prisoner in custody of the Arizona Department of Corrections. While awaiting trial on criminal charges, Ashel-man filed a…
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