Seventh Circuit· 2/23/1995

Randall Curtis v. Brian Bembenek

Citations

48 F.3d 281
31 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 49
1995 U.S. App. LEXIS 3672
1995 WL 74666

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holding that an officer who testifies during a preliminary hearing is absolutely immune from § 1983 liability
holding that officers are entitled to absolute immunity for testimony given during a preliminary hearing and a pretrial suppression hearing
stating that, in the context of a motion to dismiss, a court must “accept all well-pleaded facts as true, draw all inferences in favor of the plaintiff, and resolve all ambiguities in favor of the plaintiff”
finding that police officers have absolute immunity for testimony at preliminary hearings
noting a pro se plaintiff “can simply rest on the assumed truthfulness and liberal construction afforded his complaint” and “the nonmovant’s lack of response to a motion to dismiss constitutes no admission of the proponent's factual assertions”
A \pro se plaintiff who has alleged well-pled facts supporting a claim for relief can withstand dismissal without responding to a motion to dismiss.\

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Judges: Coffey, Ripple, Rovner

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