Legal Opinion
Finneman v. Septa
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided April 13, 2018No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 15–1654PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDUARDO C. ROBRENO, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
This civil rights action arises out of Plaintiff's arrest at a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority ("SEPTA")1 station, and subsequent prosecution. Plaintiff Nasir Finneman2 ("Finneman") alleges that Defendant Melody Campbell ("Campbell") violated his Fourteenth Amendment rights by falsely reporting to authorities that Finneman had attempted to rob and assault her. Based on Campbell's report, Finneman was arrested and spent five days in jail. Finneman now seeks damages from Campbell for malicious prosecution by initiating…
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