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Acts of Public Officers

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  1. In Lim v. Ponce de Leon, was the fiscal’s claimed good faith alone a sufficient defense to the established Article 32 c…
  2. A department head is sued solely under Section 38(3) because a subordinate acted wrongly. The evidence shows no written…
  3. A fiscal personally orders a seizure established to violate the claimant’s constitutional right, on facts matching Lim.…
  4. A claimant establishes an Article 32 violation by the officer who ordered an unlawful seizure. The officer invokes only…
  5. A subordinate knowingly follows an instruction that the court finds willful and contrary to law. The case is governed b…
  6. Distinguish a superior’s rank from actual authorization under Administrative Code Section 38(3).
  7. Explain why the fiscal’s plea of good faith did not defeat the Article 32 claim in Lim.
  8. A subordinate invokes superior instructions as complete immunity under Section 39. Explain the statutory qualification.