STEPANIAN v. ADDIS

No. 81-5670.

699 F.2d 1046 (1983)

Steven A. STEPANIAN, II, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David R. ADDIS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

March 7, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony J. Steinmeyer and Howard S. Scher, Civ. Div., Appellate Staff, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for defendant-appellant.

Steven A. Stepanian, II, pro se.

Before RONEY, TJOFLAT and FAY, Circuit Judges.


RONEY, Circuit Judge:

The sole question on this appeal is whether absolute immunity protected the defendant, a federal prosecuting attorney, from a common law tort action based on what he said at a press conference announcing the criminal indictment of the plaintiff. Holding that the kind of immunity applicable depends upon a development of the facts, we affirm the district court's denial of defendant's motion for summary judgment.

Defendant David Addis, the...

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