Legal Opinion
Mutter v. Town of Salem
District Court, D. New Hampshire
Decided November 14, 1996No. Civil 94-299-SDPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
DEVINE, Senior District Judge.
In this civil rights action, plaintiff Carl Mutter brings various claims arising out of his arrest and prosecution for felonious sexual assault. The complaint brings claims pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, as well as state law.
Presently before the court is defendants’ motion for summary judgment, in which all the named defendants have moved for summary judgment on essentially two grounds: (1) Mutter’s arrest was based on probable, cause; and (2) assuming, arguendo, that probable cause was absent, defendants are entitled to qualified immunity. Plaintiff objects.…
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