· 1/13/1988
Westfall v. Erwin
Citations
- 484 U.S. 292
- 108 S. Ct. 580
- 98 L. Ed. 2d 619
- 1988 U.S. LEXIS 312
- 2 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 1537
- 56 U.S.L.W. 4087
How courts have described this case
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- absolute immunity from state-law tort actions available to executive officials only when their conduct is discretionary
- absolute immunity from state-law tort actions available to executive officials only when their conduct is discretionary
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Judges: Marshall
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