Does a city council have absolute immunity under the Federal Civil Rights Act?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Zisk v. City of Roseville, 127 Cal.Rptr. 896, 56 Cal.App.3d 41 (Cal. App. 1976):
It is indeed true that members of a legislative body such as a city council do not have absolute immunity under the Federal Civil Rights Act. (Nelson v. Knox (1958) 6 Cir., 256 F.2d 312, 314.) Their immunity is qualified by the necessity of acting in good faith in the performance of their duties. (Id. at p. 315.)
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