Legal Opinion
David Greene and Starna Hill v. William B. Reeves, A/K/A Brad Reeves (95-5586) Robert G. Stephens (95-5644) Thomas J. Smith, III (95-5643)
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 8, 1996No. 95-5586, 95-5643 and 95-5644PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ENGEL, Circuit Judge.
William Reeves, a federal postal inspector, Robert Stephens, a Kentucky state police detective, and Thomas Smith, a Kentucky commonwealth prosecutor (referred to collectively as “the officials”) appeal the district court’s denial of their motions for summary judgment based on qualified immunity in the suit brought against them by David Greene and his wife, Starna Hill. Greene and Hill sued the officials under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 42 U.S.C. § 1985 and asserted pendent state claims of malicious prosecution, abuse of process, and defamation. The suit was based on the…
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