Nicole Figg v. Duane Russell Mary Lou Jorgensen Robert Hofer Brent Walker Brenda Hyde J. Does, 1-10

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that neither a vacated decision nor the “vacatur” itself was “a final and valid determination” (emphasis omitted)
• recognizing absolute immunity for parole board members performing adjudicatory parole functions and for a parole agent acting as an extension of the board in carrying out those functions
• stating that absolute immunity entirely defeats a claim
• absolute immunity for prison officials who confined the prisoner pursuant to “facially valid orders” before a habeas writ was issued
• parole board members are absolutely immune from suit when considering and denying parole questions
• “the inquiry focuses on whether the subject matter of the decision was within the official’s power, and whether the official was acting in her official capacity at the time of the decision”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).