Legal Opinion

Peters v. Peters

District Court, D. Connecticut

Decided February 21, 2008No. Civil Action 3:06 CV 343(CFD)PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RULING ON MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

CHRISTOPHER F. DRONEY, District Judge.

Plaintiff Edward J. Peters (“Peters”) brought this action against Renee Peters (“Renee”) and Benjamin Trabka (“Trab-ka”), pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, for malicious prosecution in violation of his rights under the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Trabka now moves for summary judgment. For the reasons that follow, Trabka’s motion is granted.

I. Background 1

Trabka is a detective on the Shelton, Connecticut police force. In March 2003 he served as the primary investigator for all sexual assault and abuse cases…

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