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MANCINI v. LESTER

No. 79-2218.

630 F.2d 990 (1980)

Dominick MANCINI, Appellant, v. Sherwin LESTER and David Lucas.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided September 18, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William N. Dimin, Walsh, Sciuto & Dimin, Hackensack, N. J., for appellant.

Dominick Mancini, pro se.

John J. Degnan, Atty. Gen. of New Jersey, Trenton, N. J., for defendants; Erminie Conley, Asst. Atty. Gen., of counsel; John R. Tassini, Deputy Atty. Gen., on brief.

Before ADAMS, VAN DUSEN and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.

Submitted Under Third Circuit Rule 12(6) August 11, 1980.

OPINION OF THE COURT

PER CURIAM:

This pro se civil rights action, brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, presents the difficult question of when a prosecutor is entitled to the defense of absolute immunity.

I.

Plaintiff, Dominick Mancini, was formerly employed as a lieutenant detective in the Bergen County Prosecutor's office. Named as defendants in the complaint...

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