Does a state parole board have immunity from prosecution under federal law?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Sellars v. Procunier, 641 F.2d 1295 (9th Cir. 1981):

14 Martinez v. California, 444 U.S. 277, 284, 100 S.Ct. 553, 558, 62 L.Ed.2d 481 (1980) ("it is not necessary for us to decide any question concerning the immunity of state parole officials as a matter of federal law ...").

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