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4 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 24 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Mikko v. City of Atlanta, Georgia.

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1 Mikko v. City of Atlanta, Georgia Anchor
ca11 · 2017
green “a prosecutor is immune from liability under 1983 for his actions 'in initiating a prosecution and in presenting the state's case,' and for actions that are 'intimately associated with the judicial phase of the criminal process.” 8
2 Patterson v. Aiken
gand · 1985
green “clear absence of all jurisdiction,” 6
3 Randall Lamont Rolle v. Emily Glenn
ca11 · 2017
green “are not state actors for purposes of 1983.” 6
4 Francisco J. Rivera v. Stephen A. Leal
ca11 · 2004
green “the prosecutorial function includes the initiation and pursuit of criminal prosecution, and most appearances before the court . . . .” 4

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