Legal Opinion
Coggins v. Buonora
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 13, 2015No. Docket No. 13-4635PublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WESLEY, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-Appellee Darryl T. Coggins brought claims under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, and related state causes of action, against two police officers and their employers. Coggins alleged that the officers knowingly falsified and omitted material facts from police reports, lied to the district attorney and the grand jury, and conspired to do the same, resulting in the malicious prosecution of Coggins. Defendant-Appellant Craig Buonora moved to dismiss, claiming that his testimony before the grand jury, while perjurious, nonetheless bestowed on him absolute…
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