Is a prosecutor immune from civil action for activities related to the initiation and presentation of criminal prosecutions?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Thompson v. Scully, No. 2:13-cv-1539 LKK AC P (E.D. Cal. 2013):
Moreover, prosecutors are absolutely immune from civil suits for damages under 1983 which challenge activities related to the initiation and presentation of criminal prosecutions. Imbler v. Pachtman, 424 U.S. 409 (1976). Determining whether a prosecutor's actions are
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