Legal Opinion
Roesch v. Otarola
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 27, 1992No. 74, Docket 92-7281PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JON 0. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:
In Singleton v. City of New York, 632 F.2d 185 (2d Cir.1980), cert. denied, 450 U.S. 920, 101 S.Ct. 1368, 67 L.Ed.2d 347 (1981), we held that a defendant granted an adjournment in contemplation of dismissal under New York law could not maintain a section 1983 action sounding in malicious prosecution. This appeal primarily raises the issues whether Singleton applies to bar (i) a section 1983 malicious prosecution claim by a plaintiff whose criminal case was terminated pursuant to Connecticut’s accelerated pretrial rehabilitation program, Conn.Gen.Stat.Ann. § 54-56e…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Rochin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Snyder v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Malinski v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Jerome Singleton v. City of New York, Ronald Salzer and Anthony DellaventuraCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Morrison v. LefevreDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1984
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3Cited by64 opinions
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- Douglas McClish v. Richard B. NugentCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2007
- Russo v. City Of BridgeportCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2007
- Washington v. County Of RocklandCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
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