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Legal Handbook for FBI Special Agents — Part 1
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Manl-ID: LHBSAP1 LEGAL HANDBOOK FOR SPECIAL AGENTS PART 1
provides for the recovery of money damages for the illegal
interception of wire or oral communications. |
(2) Among the defenses available to an employee sued
|for constitutional or statutory violations|is the assert
qualified immunity.
the employee's conduct did not violate any clearly establ
constitutional|or statutory|law of which a reasonable per
have been aware at the time the conduct occurred. The as
qualified immunity can result in a dismissal of the case
trial, or can provide the basis for|a defense|if the case
trial.
|(3) Bureau employees may also be individual]
state court. If the employee's conduct was within the sc
his/her federal employment, the case may be removed to fe
district court, and the United States may be substituted
defendant. (Formerly in 9-3.3)|
**EFEDte: 07/26/1999 MCRT#: 915 Div: D9 Cav:
9-3.1.1 |Service of Process (Formerly 9-3.5)
Agents served with a civil summons and compla
civil subpoena, from a state or federal court relating to
taken within the scope of their employment, or who otherw
that they have been named as a defendant in such a case,
immediately notify their supervisor and the CDC. It is e
the employee advise the CDC of the date of service and th
service for transmittal to FBIHQ. Unless specifically au
do so, no employee should accept service of process for a
employee. |
*kESEDtes 07/26/1999 MCRT#: 915 Div: D9 Cav:
|9-3.1.2
Indemnification
(1) An Agent who suffers an adverse judgment
of a lawsuit arising out of actions taken within the acop
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employment may request the DOJ to indemnify him/her for any monetary
damages awarded.
(2) The determination to indemnify the euployee is
discretionary with DOJ, and is based on a finding that in
is in the interest of the United States.
(3) An employee seeking indemnification must
written request, with appropriate documentation including
the verdict and judgment, to FBIHQ, Office of the General
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