Pate v. U.S.

• Position: Absolute immunity - Brief Article

U.S. District Court

QUASI-JUDICIAL

ABSOLUTE

Pate v. U.S., 277 F.Supp.2d 1 (D.D.C. 2003). The government and a parole board official moved to dismiss a [section] 1983 claim against them, alleging failure to timely schedule a parolee's revocation hearing. The district court denied the government's motion and granted the official's motion. The court held that a delay of 65 days in conducting a parole revocation hearing could, depending on the factual circumstances, amount to a due process...