Legal Opinion
Washington v. County of Rockland
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 25, 2004No. 02-7929PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOTOMAYOR, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs-appellants Evan Washington, Howard Pierson IV and Secunda Crump (collectively, “plaintiffs”), African-American correction officers employed by the Rockland County Sheriffs Department (“RCSD” or “the Department”) brought suit, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1983, against the County of Rockland (“the County”) and Rockland County Sheriff James F. Kralik, in his individual capacity (collectively, “defendants”).1 Plaintiffs claimed that defendants engaged in malicious prosecution by bringing meritless disciplinary charges against plaintiffs because of…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by89 opinions
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