Judgment affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
Plaintiff's complaint, alleging malicious prosecution, false arrest, and other related causes of action, was properly dismissed. A prosecutor is entitled to absolute immunity for actions taken within the scope of his official duties in initiating and pursuing a criminal prosecution and in presenting the State's case (see Imbler v Pachtman,
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