United States Sixth Circuit

A state prosecutor's decision to have witnesses testify falsely at plaintiff's criminal trial, even if done knowingly, is protected by absolute immunity in a subsequent civil rights action, but the prosecutor's conduct in coercing a witness into continuing to testify falsely more than a year after trial is not so protected.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/02/2003
• Decided 05/30/2003
• Published 05/30/2003

Judges

• Before:  NELSON and COLE, Circuit Judges, ROSEN, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kimberly J. Dean (argued and briefed), Office of the Attorney General, Nashville, TN, for Appellant., Meredith DeVault (briefed), Office of the Attorney General, Nashville, TN, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Rick Halprin (argued and briefed), Chicago, IL, for Appellees.