Legal Opinion
Michael L. Davis v. John Zirkelbach
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 9, 1998No. 97-1107PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff in this case has showered us with issues relating to the kinds of claims an accused person may bring against prosecutors, police, and municipalities under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and related theories, after the prosecutors have dropped charges against that person. The district court disposed of all of Michael L. Davis’s claims against the City of Evansville, Indiana, officials of the city, and officials of Vanderburgh County, Indiana, finding in some instances that the defendants were entitled to absolute or qualified immunity, in others that the statute of…
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