United States Second Circuit

Dismissal of complaint, brought by prisoner under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 against his prosecutor, public defender, and assistant probation officer in his criminal case, is affirmed based on absolute prosecutorial immunity, the fact that plaintiff's conviction has not been reversed protects defense counsel, and the Connecticut probation officer is entitled to absolute immunity from claims for damages in the preparation and furnishing of presentence reports to the trial court.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/16/2006
• Published 11/17/2006

Judges

• JOSÉ A. CABRANES, Circuit Judge., Before:  LEVAL and CABRANES, Circuit Judges, and RAKOFF, District Judge.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Abdul Peay, pro se.


• For Appellees:
  
• Matthew B. Beizer, Assistant Attorney General (Richard Blumenthal, Attorney General, on the brief), State of Connecticut Attorney General's Office, Hartford, CT, for Defendants-Appellees Ajello and O'Connor., Robert W. Clark, Assistant Attorney General (Richard Blumenthal, Attorney General, on the brief), State of Connecticut Attorney General's Office, Hartford, CT, for Defendant-Appellee Colon.