Supreme Court· 11/17/1980

Dennis v. Sparks

Citations

449 U.S. 24
101 S. Ct. 183
66 L. Ed. 2d 185
1980 U.S. LEXIS 9
49 U.S.L.W. 4001

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holding that a private party may be liable for conspiring with state actors to violate civil rights
holding that private individuals who allegedly bribed state trial judge to issue injunction were not shielded in section 1983 action for damages by judge's absolute immunity
holding that private individuals who allegedly bribed state trial judge to issue injunction were not shielded in section 1983 action for damages by judge’s absolute immunity
holding that immunity given judge under section 1983 does not inure to benefit of those accused of conspiring with him
holding that defendants who conspired with and participated in bribery with federal judge acted under color of state law
holding that the dismissal of one defendant under judicial immunity principles does not require the dismissal of the § 1983 action against other defendants

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