Robert Saterdalen v. James Spencer

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Robert Saterdalen brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that detective David Rikhus submitted a false statement of probable cause to secure a warrant for Saterdalen’s arrest and that assistant county attorney James Spencer approved the warrant application even though it lacked probable cause. The complaint alleged that the subsequent arrest and detention violated Saterdalen’s constitutional rights. The district court 1 granted Rikhus and Spencer’s motion for judgment on the pleadings, holding that both officials were immune from suit. We affirm.

I. Background

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