United States Second Circuit

Plaintiff's substantive due process claims are not barred by absolute immunity, and the district court erred in dismissing "stigma plus" claims for procedural due process violations.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/02/2003
• Decided 09/18/2003
• Published 09/18/2003

Judges

• JOHN M. WALKER, JR., Chief Judge., Before:  WALKER, Chief Judge, MINER and LEVAL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kevin J. Harrington,Harrington, Ocko & Monk, LLP, White Plains, NY, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• James M. Hershler, Assistant Attorney General (Eliot Spitzer, Attorney General of the State of New York, Deon J. Nossel, Assistant Solicitor General, on the brief) for Defendants-Appellees.