Opinion ID: 6967951
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Wegman

Text: The district court properly dismissed the action against Wegman. First, Wegman is entitled to absolute immunity from civil damages liability for the actions about which Scotto complained. Wegman’s discretionary decision to sign the arrest warrant based upon Almenas’s recommendation initiated the parole revocation proceedings and was prosecutorial in -nature. See, e.g., Wilson, 86 F.3d at 1446 (parole officer entitled to absolute immunity for “deciding to' issue 'an arrest warrant based upon evidence gathered'by others,” but not for investigating charge and filing report); Smiley, 1988 WL 78306, at  (unlike New York parole officer who filed violation report, his supervisor’s issuance of warrant “was functionally equivalent to the duties of a prosecutor” and was entitled to absolute immunity). Therefore, Wegman is entitled to absolute immunity. Second, insofar ¿s Scotto premises liability on Wegman’s inadequate supervision of Almenas, the district court properly dismissed the action. Wegman cannot be subjected to § 1983 damages liability based on respondeat superior or on his failure to supervise Almenas adequately. See McKinnon v. Patterson, 568 F.2d 930, 934 (2d Cir.1977) (plaintiff must allege personal involvement of defendant in alleged constitutional deprivation); Smiley, 1988 WL 78306, at .