Legal Opinion
Smith v. Hurd
District Court, D. Hawaii
Decided November 30, 1988No. Civ. 88-00147 HMFPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART MOTION TO DISMISS
FONG, Chief Judge.
BACKGROUND
This malicious prosecution action arises out of the prosecution of claims asserted against Hugh Smith in the case of Nagano v. Ledbetter, Civil No. 85-0211 (hereinafter “Nagano ”). Defendants in this case include those parties named as plaintiffs in the Nagano case, as well as Charles Hurd, the law firm of Damon Key Char & Bock-en, and the individual members of that law firm. The complaint in this case contains five counts. Counts I and II allege malicious prosecution, count III alleges abuse of process,…
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