The Ninth Circuit held that social workers get absolute immunity only when acting like prosecutors in dependency court. Investigations and other actions get, at most, qualified immunity.
Absolute immunity from private lawsuits covers the official activities of social workers only when they perform prosecutorial or quasi-judicial functions in juvenile dependency court.
Opinion
The Ninth Circuit held that social workers get absolute immunity only when acting like prosecutors in dependency court. Investigations and other actions get, at most, qualified immunity.