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FLAGLER v. TRAINOR

Docket No. 10-4081-cv.

663 F.3d 543 (2011)

Stephanie FLAGLER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Matthew E. TRAINOR, Assistant District Attorney, Fulton County, New York and the County of Fulton, New York, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: November 21, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bradford Benson , the Golden Law Firm, Utica, NY, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Thomas Higgs , Murphy, Burns, Barber & Murphy, LLP, Albany, NY, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before: CALABRESI, WESLEY, and LYNCH, Circuit Judges.

WESLEY, Circuit Judge.

This case requires us to revisit the purpose and scope of absolute immunity for prosecutors.

I.

Plaintiff-Appellant Stephanie Flagler was a victim of domestic violence at the hands of her ex-boyfriend, Brandon Becker. A grand jury indicted Becker for a criminal matter in which Flagler was the complaining witness. Becker's trial was scheduled to begin on March 12, 2007. In the days leading up to Becker's trial, Assistant District...

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