Legal Opinion
Simmons v. Fabian
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided December 31, 2007No. A06-2308PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WRIGHT, Judge.
Appellant challenges an order dismissing her complaint, arguing that the district court erred by ruling that respondent was entitled to absolute quasi-judicial immunity from her 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claim seeking injunctive relief. We reverse and remand.
FACTS
Appellant Lillian Simmons is currently serving an indeterminate life sentence based on a 1989 conviction of first-degree felony murder, a violation of Minn.Stat. § 609.185(3) (1988). 1 Under the law in effect when she was convicted, Simmons was eligible for parole after serving 17 years of her sentence. See Minn.Stat. §…
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