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4 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 16 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 Robert R. Rowe v. Fort Lauderdale.

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1 Robert R. Rowe v. Fort Lauderdale Anchor
ca11 · 2002
green “it would be cold comfort for a prosecutor to know that he is absolutely immune from direct liability for actions taken as prosecutor, if those same actions could be used to prove him liable on a conspiracy theory involving conduct for which he was not immune” 5
2 Robert R. Rowe v. Fort Lauderdale
ca11 · 2002
green “witness's absolute immunity from liability for testifying forecloses any use of that testimony as evidence of the witness's membership in a conspiracy prior to his taking the stand” 5
3 Jones v. Cannon
ca11 · 1999
green “although absolutely immune for actions taken as an advocate, the prosecutor has only qualified immunity when performing a function that is not associated with his role as an advocate for the state” 3
4 Dewayne Denney v. The City of Albany
ca11 · 2001
green “the only two conspirators identified ... are both city employees; no outsiders are alleged to be involved” 3

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