Legal Opinion
Filler v. Kellett
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 15, 2017No. 16-1186PPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARRON, Circuit Judge.
This appeal arises out of the state prosecution of Vladek Filler in 2009. He was initially indicted on five counts of gross sexual assault and two counts of assault of his then-wife Ligia Arguetta Filler. After two trials — and two appeals to the Maine Law Court — he was convicted only of one misdemeanor assault count, which he is still challenging. In the wake of these events, Filler filed a civil action against a number of defendants under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, including a claim against the prosecuting attorney, then-Hancock County Assistant District Attorney Mary Kellett,…
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