Sitkin Smelting & Refining Co. v. FMC Corp.

How courts have described this case

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• parole board entitled only to qualified immunity when board allegedly disseminated false information regarding a defendant's criminal record to state police
• parole board officials absolutely immune from suit for action on parole application, but not for circulating false statements about plaintiff to police agencies and racing commission
• “Quasi-judicial immunity completely shields covered officials when they perform the functions which give rise to the need for absolute protection, even when the officials make egregious mistakes in carrying out these duties.”
• “Quasi-judicial immunity completely shields covered officials when they perform the functions which give rise to the need for absolute protection, even when the officials make egregious mistakes in carrying out these duties.”
• immunity for the imposition of parole conditions and parole revocation
• absolute quasi-judicial immunity protects parole boards against distorting influences

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).