Marathon Cnty. v. C. M. L.

How courts have described this case

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

• finding that absolute immunity barred claims against prosecutors for alleged malicious prosecution of plaintiff for crimes they knew she did not commit and intentional delay of proceedings to harass her
• calling absolute immunity for prosecutors acting within official duties “well established”
• even allegation that prosecutor “kn[e]w[] that the charges against [plaintiff] were false” insufficient to overcome immunity”
• “A prosecutor is also entitled to absolute immunity despite allegations of his knowing using of perjured testimony.”
• absolute immunity applied to protect local prosecutors who prosecuted plaintiff “despite knowing that the charges against her were false and that [she] was innocent” of those charges
• “[T]he initiation and pursuit of a criminal prosecution are quintessential prosecutorial functions.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).