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REHBERG v. PAULK

No. 10-788.

132 S.Ct. 1497 (2012)

182 L.Ed.2d 593

Charles A. REHBERG, Petitioner v. James P. PAULK.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 2, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew J. Pincus , Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

John C. Jones , for Respondent.

Jeffrey A. Meyer , Yale Law School, Supreme Court Clinic, New Haven, CT, Bryan A. Vroon , Law Offices of Bryan A. Vroon LLC, Atlanta, GA, Andrew J. Pincus , Counsel of Record, Charles A. Rothfeld , Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, DC, Counsel for Petitioner.

Theodore Freeman , Sun S. Choy , Jacob E. Daly , Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP, Atlanta, GA, John C. Jones , Counsel of Record, Marietta, GA, for Respondent James P. Paulk.

Justice ALITO delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case requires us to decide whether a "complaining witness" in a grand jury proceeding is entitled to the same immunity in an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 as a witness who testifies at trial. We see no sound reason to draw a distinction for this purpose between grand jury and trial witnesses.

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Petitioner Charles Rehberg, a certified public accountant, sent anonymous faxes to several recipients...

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