Legal Opinion
Mata v. Anderson
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 31, 2011No. 10-2031PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAUL KELLY, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-Appellant Juan Mata appeals from the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of DefendanL-Appellee Sergeant Ron Anderson of the Farmington Police Department on his civil rights complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Mr. Mata alleged First Amendment retaliatory prosecution and Fourth Amendment malicious prosecution. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
Background
Mr. Mata and several of his family members filed a civil rights lawsuit against the City of Farmington, New Mexico and several of its police officers on…
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