Durham v. McElynn

How courts have described this case

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• holding that assistant district attorneys are entitled to absolute immunity from liability for actions taken in their official capacity
• holding that district attorneys enjoy high public official immunity and qualified immunity from all civil suits for damages
• holding that assistant district attorneys are entitled to absolute immunity from liability for actions taken in their official capacity
• holding that a district attorney is immune from tort liability for violating the constitutional rights of a criminal defendant under the doctrine of high public official immunity
• recognizing the connection between policymaking authority and status as a high public official
• finding assistant district attorneys are high public officials notwithstanding that they, “unlike their principal, the district attorney, are not known for policy-making functions”

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