Goldstein

In this case, we are asked to determine whether an elected district attorney and his chief deputy are entitled to absolute immunity from suit based on allegations that they failed to develop policies and procedures, and failed to adequately train and supervise their subordinates, to fulfill their constitutional obligation of ensuring that information regarding jailhouse informants was shared among prosecutors in their office. See Giglio v. United States, 405 U.S. 150, 154 , 92 S.Ct. 763 , 31 L.Ed.2d 104 (1972). For the reasons discussed in this opinion, we hold that they are not, and we therefore affirm the opinion of the district court.

I. Background

After serving twenty-four years in prison, Plaintiff-Appellee Thomas Lee Gold-stein was released on April 2, 2004, following this Court’s affirmance of the district court’s order granting Goldstein’s petition for habeas relief. Goldstein has now filed a complaint seeking damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 based on his wrongful conviction for murder. Although he has sued several individuals and entities, including the City of Long Beach, the County of Los Angeles, and four officers of the Long Beach Police Department, only his claims…