Litigation
Mar. 30, 2007
District Attorney Not Immune as Administrator, Panel Rules
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld a lower-court ruling allowing a man convicted wrongly of murder to sue former Los Angeles County District Attorney John K. Van de Kamp and his chief deputy as individuals.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld a lower-court ruling allowing a man convicted wrongly of murder to sue former Los Angeles County District Attorney John K. Van de Kamp and his chief deputy as individuals.
The circuit court held that prosecutorial immunity from lawsuits does not apply to the two managers because they acted...
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