Legal Opinion
Srivastava v. Newman
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 5, 2001No. Nos. 00-3589, 00-3887PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
In 1999 Carolyn H. Srivastava was charged with violating the Indiana stalking statute. After a trial by jury, she was found not guilty. Srivastava subsequently sued Marion County, Indiana Prosecutor Scott C. Newman under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for prosecuting her in violation of her constitutional rights. The complaint alleged essentially that Newman prosecuted Sri-vastava based on inadequate investigation and false information that the victim provided in his sworn probable cause affidavit. The district court granted Newman’s motion to dismiss and denied Srivastava leave to amend. Srivastava…
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