Frederick G. Land v. Frankie Sue Del Papa

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19 F.3d 27·1994 WL 68245·1994 U.S. App. LEXIS 11206
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMarch 3, 199493-16489California478 words

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19 F.3d 27 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Frederick G. LAND, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Frankie Sue DEL PAPA, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-16489. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 24, 1994. * Decided March 3, 1994. Before: SCHROEDER, CANBY, and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Frederick G. Land, a Nevada state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 civil rights action. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and review de novo. Oscar v. University Students Co-op. Ass'n, 965 F.2d 783, 785 (9th Cir.) (en banc), cert. denied, 113 S.Ct. 655 (1992). We affirm. 3 Land sued two Nevada state prosecutors for filing a response to his state petition for habeas corpus. Land alleges that this act was unconstitutional. However, prosecutors are entitled to absolute immunity for "quasi-judicial activities taken within the scope of their authority." Ashelman v. Pope, 793…

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