Anderson v. Boyd

714 F.2d 906 Darline J. ANDERSON and James Q. Anderson, Plaintiffs/Appellants, v. Jerald G. BOYD, Ass't Director, Oregon Interstate Compact, William Cogswell, Chairman, Oregon State Parole Board, Defendants/Appellees. No. 82-3315. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 7, 1983. Decided Aug. 30, 1983. Michael D. Reynolds, Deputy Atty. Gen., Salem, Or., for defendants-appellees. James Q. Anderson, Hermiston, Or., for plaintiffs-appellants. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. Before SNEED, FARRIS, and CANBY, Circuit Judges. FARRIS, Circuit Judge: 1 The district court dismissed the Andersons' section 1983 action on the ground that the defendant parole officials were absolutely immune from civil liability. The Andersons appeal. We affirm in part and reverse in part. FACTS 2 On May 23, 1979, James and Darline Anderson, husband and wife, filed a pro se complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 seeking damages and other relief against William Cogswell, Chairman of the Oregon State Parole Board, and Jerald Boyd, Assistant Director of the Oregon Interstate Compact. The complaint alleged that the defendants were harassing the…