United States Supreme Court

In an action under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 against defendants who included an attorney hired by a city for an internal affairs investigation of the plaintiff, alleging that the attorney's order to the plaintiff to produce building materials stored at the plaintiff's home violated his Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights, the Ninth Circuit's holding that the attorney was not entitled to seek qualified immunity is reversed, as a private individual temporarily retained by the government to carry out its work is entitled to seek qualified immunity from suit under section 1983.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/17/2012
• Published 04/17/2012

Judges

• Roberts

Court

• United States Supreme Court

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