Does the immunity principle apply in civil rights cases?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Hoffman v. Halden, 268 F.2d 280 (9th Cir. 1959):
The immunity problem does not arise solely in Civil Rights cases. There are cases, often cited for the immunity principle, which are in reality only cases where the officer performed the duty imposed upon him by law and hence was not liable for damages for his acts; his motive was immaterial, Spalding v. Vilas, 1896, 161 U.S. 483, 499, 16 S.Ct. 631, 40 L.Ed. 780. This rule makes sense in the cases not brought under the Civil Rights Act.
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