Legal Opinion
Bledsoe v. Vanderbilt
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 16, 2019No. 17-3191PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARSON, Circuit Judge.
*1114We consider whether a prosecutor enjoys absolute immunity from suit for fabricating evidence against an individual during the preliminary investigation of a crime. Because Supreme Court precedent dictates that he does not, Buckley v. Fitzsimmons (Buckley I), 509 U.S. 259, 261, 272-76, 113 S.Ct. 2606, 125 L.Ed.2d 209 (1993), we affirm the district court's order denying the prosecutor absolute immunity.
I
The circumstances that give rise to the case before us stem from Plaintiff Floyd S. Bledsoe's allegedly wrongful conviction for the 1999 rape and murder of…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Imbler v. PachtmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Malley v. BriggsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Buckley v. FitzsimmonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Forrester v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Chilcoat v. San Juan CountyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2022
- Doe v. University of DenverCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2020
- Austin Bryce Langley v. Will Manly, et al.District Court, D. Kansas · 2026
- Bledsoe v. Jefferson County, KansasDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 2021
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