context: A public proceeding on a record can serve as a check on malicious or wrongful conduct by commission members, and this militates in favor of granting the defendants absolute immunity.
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.parenthetical: noting, in support of its finding that absolute immunity was warranted, that, "[t]he parties are entitled to know the findings and conclusions on all of the issues of fact, law, or discretion presented on the record"
citation_a.sentence: See Butz, 438 U.S. at 513, 98 S.Ct. 2894 (noting, in support of its finding that absolute immunity was warranted, that, “[t]he parties are entitled to know the findings and conclusions on all of the issues of fact, law, or discretion presented on the record”); see also Mitchell v. Fishbein, 377 F.3d 157, 173 (2d Cir. 2004) (fact that “[tjhere is no requirement for a formal hearing” related to an attorney’s application to become certified to represent indigent litigants, no “recor-dation of statements by witnesses or the applicant,” and no “requirement that the Committee reveal the reasons for its decisions” militates against granting absolute immunity); see also Young, 41 F.3d at 53 (“access to a verbatim transcript” constitutes a procedural safeguard under this factor).
citation_b.signal: see also
citation_b.identifier: 41 F.3d 53, 53
citation_b.parenthetical: "access to a verbatim transcript" constitutes a procedural safeguard under this factor
citation_b.sentence: See Butz, 438 U.S. at 513, 98 S.Ct. 2894 (noting, in support of its finding that absolute immunity was warranted, that, “[t]he parties are entitled to know the findings and conclusions on all of the issues of fact, law, or discretion presented on the record”); see also Mitchell v. Fishbein, 377 F.3d 157, 173 (2d Cir. 2004) (fact that “[tjhere is no requirement for a formal hearing” related to an attorney’s application to become certified to represent indigent litigants, no “recor-dation of statements by witnesses or the applicant,” and no “requirement that the Committee reveal the reasons for its decisions” militates against granting absolute immunity); see also Young, 41 F.3d at 53 (“access to a verbatim transcript” constitutes a procedural safeguard under this factor).