Legal Opinion
Michael Alexander v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 26, 2013No. 12-2190PublishedCited by 1,405 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOOD, Circuit Judge.
Michael Alexander, an Indiana criminal defense lawyer, brings this suit for malicious prosecution and intentional infliction of emotional distress against the United States pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671-2680. His core allegation is that Neal Freeman and James Howell, agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), conspired with Indiana state prosecutor Mark McKinney and father-son criminal duo Stanley Chrisp and Adrian Kirtz to frame him for bribery. The district court dismissed the complaint under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure…
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