Legal Opinion
Melton Pietrowski v. Town of Dibble, Shown on Petition as the Town Council of Dibble, Ok Ronnie Jackson, and McClain County Dwayne Anderson
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided January 21, 1998No. 97-6012PublishedCited by 125 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PORFILIO, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of defendants Ronnie Jackson and the Town of Dibble. Because plaintiffs malicious prosecution claim abated upon the death of defendant Jackson and plaintiff failed to show that Jackson acted pursuant to an official policy of the Town of Dibble, we affirm. **
On January 19,1991, plaintiff was arrested by defendant Jackson, the Chief of Police of Dibble, Oklahoma, for speeding and driving under the influence (DUI). After a preliminary hearing, plaintiff was bound over for trial on a felony DUI…
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