context: We do so, however, because Fulwood is entitled to qualified immunity for each of the claims in Redmond's complaint. Accordingly, we need not and do not reach the question of whether Fulwood is entitled to absolute immunity for actions taken during his tenure as Chairman of .the United States Parole Commission.
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.identifier: 685 F.3d 1110, 1113
citation_a.parenthetical: "Because we conclude that the [Parole Commission] defendants are entitled to qualified immunity, we do not address the issue of absolute immunity."
citation_a.sentence: See Taylor v. Reilly, 685 F.3d 1110, 1113 (D.C. Cir. 2012) (“Because we conclude that the [Parole Commission] defendants are entitled to qualified immunity, we do not address the issue of absolute immunity.”); see also Radtke v. Caschetta, 822 F.3d 571, 573 n.2 (D.C. Cir. 2016) (“[W]e are free to affirm the lower court on alternative grounds.”) (citing RSM Prod. Corp. v. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer U.S. LLP, 682 F.3d 1043, 1045 n.2 (D.C. Cir. 2012)).
citation_b.signal: see also
citation_b.parenthetical: "[W]e are free to affirm the lower court on alternative grounds."
citation_b.sentence: See Taylor v. Reilly, 685 F.3d 1110, 1113 (D.C. Cir. 2012) (“Because we conclude that the [Parole Commission] defendants are entitled to qualified immunity, we do not address the issue of absolute immunity.”); see also Radtke v. Caschetta, 822 F.3d 571, 573 n.2 (D.C. Cir. 2016) (“[W]e are free to affirm the lower court on alternative grounds.”) (citing RSM Prod. Corp. v. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer U.S. LLP, 682 F.3d 1043, 1045 n.2 (D.C. Cir. 2012)).