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· 10/6/1988

Martha S. Strength v. W.L. Hubert, Charles Carroll, Individually, William L. Strength, Jr. v. W.L. Hubert, Charles Carroll, Individually

Citations

  • 854 F.2d 421

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  • concluding investigator for state Attorney General’s office received absolute immunity for false testimony to a grand jury, at which the defendant investigator was the sole witness
  • a prima facie case of conspiracy to violate any right protected by Section 1983 requires demonstration by the plaintiff that the defendant “reached an understanding” to violate the plaintiffs rights
  • to properly state a claim for relief based on a conspiracy between private individuals and state actors, a plaintiff must plead that the offending parties “reached an understanding” to deny the plaintiff his constitutional rights
  • granting absolute immunity from civil suit to grand jury witness

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Judges: Johnson, Henderson, Pittman

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