Imbler v. Pachtman
- Decided
- March 2, 1976
- Docket
- 74-5435
- Status
- Published
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
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What later courts said
- holding that state prosecutor had absolute immunity for initiation and pursuit of criminal prosecutions, including presentation of case at trial — Olsen v. Idaho State Board Of Medicine (2004)
- holding that prosecutors are absolutely immune for activities “intimately associated with the judicial process” such as initiating and pursuing a criminal prosecution — Ficken v. Golden (2010)
- concluding that prosecutors are entitled to same absolute immunity from § 1983 actions as they were afforded under common law — Loigman v. TP. COMMITTEE OF MIDDLETOWN (2006)
Each line is a later court’s own words about this case, not a summary. Read the opinion before relying on it.
How the opinion begins
Me. Justice Powell delivered the opinion of the Court.
The question presented in this case is whether a state prosecuting attorney who acted within the scope of his duties in initiating and pursuing a criminal prosecution is amenable to suit under 42 U. S. C. § 1983 for alleged deprivations of the defendant's constitutional rights. The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that he is not. 500 F. 2d 1301. We affirm.
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Imbler v. Pachtman, 424 U.S. 409 (1976)Read the full opinion
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