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· 4/30/1984

Donald Ray Hughes v. William Chesser

Citations

  • 731 F.2d 1489
  • 1984 U.S. App. LEXIS 23058

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • granting absolute immunity in § 1983 action to state probation officer who allegedly “falsified certain facts in his presentence report”
  • affirming the district court’s finding that state probation officers were immune from suit by extending Spaulding v. Nielsen, 599 F.2d 728 (5th Cir. 1979)
  • preparation of presentencing report by a probation officer is a task judicial in nature
  • granting absolute immunity to federal probation officers

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Judges: Roney

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