Francisco J. Rivera v. Stephen A. Leal

How courts have described this case

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• holding that a prosecutor is entitled to absolute immunity for all actions performed within the scope of his or her role as a government advocate
• holding that unsworn and inaccurate statements were shielded by absolute immunity even though the prosecutor was careless to share inaccurate information without checking further
• explaining that prosecutors are entitled to absolute immunity for their acts or omissions taken in the course of initiating a prosecution
• discussing that “[t]he prosecutorial function includes the initiation and pursuit of criminal prosecution,” which falls within prosecutorial immunity
• explaining that “[a] prosecutor is entitled to absolute immunity for all actions he takes while performing his function as an advocate for the government[,]” including initiation and pursuit of criminal prosecution
• finding abso- lute immunity because, inter alia, “there is no indication that Leal was try- ing to establish probable cause to arrest Appellant. In fact, the purpose of the hearing was to establish whether [another individual] was innocent.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).