Legal Opinion
Gelatt v. County of Broome, NY
District Court, N.D. New York
Decided January 15, 1993No. 90-CV-93PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM-DECISION AND ORDER
SCULLIN, District Judge.
INTRODUCTION
Before this court is a motion by the defendants 1 for summary judgment. Their sole ground for seeking this relief is that the defendant Wahila is absolutely immune from a suit such as this.
The parties have submitted on their papers, electing not to provide oral argument on the issue here presented.
During deliberations on this motion, it became clear that resolution of the issues presented could have an impact on the conduct, policies and procedures of probation officers throughout New York State. Thus, it was the decision of…
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