Michael D. Murphy v. Terry D. Morris, Kelly Mescher, and Unknown M.T.C.M. Mail Room Personnel

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• holding that assistant attorney general is absolutely 6 In his original complaint, Jamison requested monetary damages and injunctive relief. (ECF No. 1, at 68-69.
• noting that the one of the principal benefits of an immunity defense is the right to be free from “as many of the costs, risks and disruptions of the trial process as possible”
• applying absolute immunity to an assistant attorney general defending state officials in prisoner civil rights actions
• articulating factors to be considered in deciding whether to extend absolute immunity to government attorney who was representing state defendant in prisoner civil rights lawsuit
• \The introduction of evidence in a judicial proceeding constitutes a normal and regular advocacy function....\
• “[A] state assistant attorney general’s function as a government advocate entitles him . . . to absolute immunity from suit for damages.”

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