Published on: Monday, July 14, 2025
Arapahoe County, Colo. social worker Robin Niceta (who's now in prison for lying in a different case) committed perjury at a custody hearing, testifying, for instance, that a minor gave her father baths when in fact the minor had described giving the family dog a bath. (The parents lose custody for 18 months.) District court: No immunity. Tenth Circuit: Plenty of immunity. Officials who lie on the stand get absolute immunity.
The case is Berryman v. Niceta, No. 23-1263 (10th Cir. 2025).