Is a state parole board member liable for damages under the Civil Rights Act?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Worley v. California Department of Corrections, 432 F.2d 769 (9th Cir. 1970):
4 Any claim for monetary damages which the complaint suggested is frivolous; it is also well settled that state parole board members, while acting within the scope of their employment, are immune from damage suits under the Civil Rights Act. Silver v. Dickson, 403 F.2d 642 (9th Cir. 1968).
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