Andre Johnson v. Jeremy Moseley

OPINION

McKEAGUE, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from an interlocutory ruling denying two police officers’ motion to dismiss plaintiffs civil rights claim for malicious prosecution. Defendant officers asserted that the claim is barred by qualified immunity because plaintiffs complaint does not include fact allegations of specific conduct plausibly making out a violation of clearly established federal law. Because we find that the district court’s denial of relief was based on an overly charitable reading of plaintiffs complaint, we reverse.

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Plaintiff Andre Johnson is a former officer in the…