Ruiz Rivera v. Holder

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that FTCA claim against Attorney General in his official capacity was barred by sovereign immunity
• finding government defense attorneys entitled to absolute immunity because their conduct “was plainly advocatory in nature”
• finding government defense attorneys entitled to absolute immunity because their conduct “was plainly advocatory in nature”
• government defense attorneys entitled to absolute immunity in their defense of a federal government agency
• “[T]he Court’s previous decision . . . was a dismissal on standing grounds, not a final judgment on the merits, and as a result, it cannot be said that the plaintiff received or had a full and fair opportunity to litigate the issues alleged in this action.” (cleaned up)
• civil AUSAs entitled to absolute immunity

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).