Legal Opinion
Root v. Liston
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided March 28, 2005No. 3:03-cv-00949PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT [DKT. NO. 26]
HALL, District Judge.
Defendant Timothy Liston, State’s Attorney for the Judicial District of Middle- sex, brings this motion for summary-judgment pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 56, asserting that, as a prosecutor for the State of Connecticut, the doctrines of absolute immunity and qualified immunity shield his official actions from civil suits for damages. Plaintiff Edward Root opposes the motion on the grounds that Liston does not qualify for either absolute or qualified immunity because Liston acted in the absence of all authority,…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Edward Root, Jr. v. Timothy Liston, Docket No. 05-2004-CvCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006
- Greene v. WrightDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 2005