Legal Opinion

Erik Redeemer v. Gregg Rossman

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided July 8, 2015No. 4D14-1119Published

1Opinion of the CourtGross, J.

We affirm the order dismissing a civil tort complaint against a prosecutor upon prosecutorial immunity grounds.

Almost every court that has considered the prosecutorial conduct at issue in this case “has determined that prosecutors are entitled to absolute immunity from suits ... claiming that the plaintiffs constitutional rights were violated as a result of the initiation of an extradition process.” Uribe v. Cohen, 3:04 CV 1723 CFD, 2006 WL 2349567, at *3 (D.Conn.2006) (footnote omitted); see, e.g., Larsen v. Early, 842 F.Supp. 1310, 1313 (D.Colo.1994) (prosecutor entitled to absolute immunity…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Mousa I. Dababnah, M.D. v. Kristen Keller-Burnside, Chief Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for Raleigh County, Beckley, Wv 25801, AndCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2000
  2. Brooks v. FitchDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1981
  3. Cross v. MeiselDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1989
  4. Arebaugh v. DaltonDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1985
  5. Cleary v. AndersenDistrict Court, D. Nebraska · 1976

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