Opinion No. 57-0608

How courts have described this case

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

• noting that the Eighth Circuit has previously held that “a prosecutor is absolutely immune from a civil conspiracy charge when his alleged participation in the conspiracy consists of otherwise immune acts”
• finding absolute immunity applies to prosecutorial functions and other conduct that is intimately associated with the judicial process
• “Where an official’s challenged actions are protected by absolute immunity, dismissal under Rule 12(b)(6) is appropriate” (citation omitted)
• immunity is not defeated by “allegations of unethical conduct and improper motive in the performance of prosecutorial functions
• “Allegations of unethical conduct and improper motive in the performance of prosecutorial functions do not defeat the protection of absolute immunity”
• “Prosecutors enjoy absolute immunity in their review of and decision to charge a violation of the law.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).