Legal Opinion
Baez v. Hennessy
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 27, 1988No. Nos. 921, 1084, Dockets 87-7834, 87-7872PublishedCited by 116 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN GRAAFEILAND, Circuit Judge:
William Baez appeals from a summary judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York (McCurn, J.) which dismissed Baez’s section 1983 action against Richard A. Hennessy, District Attorney of Onondaga County, on the ground of absolute privilege. Onondaga County appeals from the district court’s order denying its motion for summary judgment. We affirm the dismissal of the complaint as to Hennessy but reverse the order denying dismissal as to the County.
On June 20, 1984, Baez was arrested and charged with burglary, assault and…
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