Paul C. Johnson v. Rhode Island Parole Board Members

How courts have described this case

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

• stating in dictum that parole officers not entitled to absolute immunity when functioning as arresting officers
• extending immunity to a parole board member while noting that “[w]e believe that the function of an arresting parole officer is more akin to that of a police officer and sufficiently distinguishable from the quasi-judicial duties performed by a parole board member”
• “[P]arole board members are entitled to absolute immunity from liability for damages in a § 1983 action for actions taken within the proper scope of their official duties.”
• qualified immunity for parole officer conducting an arrest
• describing Ninth Circuit’s view approvingly

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).