· 1/23/1996
William G. Moore, Jr. v. Joseph B. Valder
Citations
- 65 F.3d 189
- 314 U.S. App. D.C. 209
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that a “retaliatory prosecution claim ... does allege the violation of clearly established law”
- holding that prosecutors are absolutely immune from liability for their “knowing or inadvertent” failure to disclose materially exculpatory evidence
- stating that \actions that require the prosecutor to exercise his professional judgment ... are ... quintessentially discretionary\
- stating that “actions that require the prosecutor to exercise his professional judgment ... are ... quintessential^ discretionary”
- holding that “[d]eciding whether to prosecute” is “quintessentially discretionary”
- finding that “prosecutorial immunity [ ] protects [the prosecutor] from liability for allegedly concealing exculpatory evidence from the grand jury and for allegedly manipulating evidence before the grand jury”
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Judges: Edwards, Wald, Henderson
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