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Clayco Petroleum Corp. v. Occidental Petroleum Corp.

U.S.
Jan 9, 1984
464 U.S. 1040 (1984)
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finding that a U.S. Department of Justice prosecutor serving in an investigator capacity who committed perjury has undertaken "an activity beyond the scope of his authority, in clear violation of the law and far removed from the discretionary areas of judicial process traditionally protected by the quasi-judicial immunity doctrine"

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Opinion

No. 83-546.

January 9, 1984.

C.A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: 712 F. 2d 404.

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Clayco Petroleum Corp. v. Occidental Petroleum Corp.

U.S.
Jan 9, 1984
464 U.S. 1040 (1984)

finding that a U.S. Department of Justice prosecutor serving in an investigator capacity who committed perjury has undertaken "an activity beyond the scope of his authority, in clear violation of the law and far removed from the discretionary areas of judicial process traditionally protected by the quasi-judicial immunity doctrine"

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Case details for

Clayco Petroleum Corp. v. Occidental Petroleum Corp.

Case Details

Full title:CLAYCO PETROLEUM CORP. ET AL. v. OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP. ET AL

Court:U.S.

Date published: Jan 9, 1984

Citations

464 U.S. 1040 (1984)

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