If you read the court's opinion, what they are saying is that this person can't sue the DA's office. He can still go after the individual prosecutor.
But in any case, I think this is BS. It only goes to show that there is little difference between an ADA and a defense attorney. Both will lie and pervert justice in order to further their careers.
Any belief that an ADA is "out for justice" or "on our side" is sophistry.
Forget any civil suit, if it is demonstrated that an ADA withheld evidence, there should be criminal charges, and if found guilty the ADA needs to
go to prison.
People who lie in court need to be punished or our legal system won't work.
One of our most precious rights is not our freedom of speech, nor our freedom to arm bears. These are small spuds.
Our most precious right is the right to due process. Due process is what keeps the government from enslaving the citizens. Any ADA who violates the concept of Due Process needs to be punished. I can think of no greater crime against a citizen then to deny them due process.
I got a wacky idea. How about requiring the prosecutor and the defense attorney to be under oath during court trials.
It is kinda strange that everyone else who talks in court has to be under oath but not the attorneys? Hell, I even want the judge to be under oath.
Cases like this make me very angry and scared at the same time.
An innocent man imprisoned because an ADA was more concerned with his/her conviction ratio than justice.
I fear ADAs more then I fear defense attorneys.