Legal Opinion
Donovan v. Briggs
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided February 26, 2003No. 6:01-cv-06207PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
LARIMER, District Judge.
This case involves an action by a father who was arrested and charged with the rape of his teenage daughter based on what turned out to be a fabricated complaint by the daughter. Plaintiff sued the sheriffs deputy who arrested him and the Assistant District Attorney who authorized the arrest. Based on the clear vision afforded by hindsight, some might suggest that a different approach might have avoided charging plaintiff with this most serious crime. This Court, however, must not view this case from hindsight but from the vantage point of the…
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