Legal Opinion
Lowery v. Prince George's County, Md.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided April 15, 1997No. Civil Action DKC 96-2848PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
CHASANOW, District Judge.
James Perkins Lowery, on his own behalf and on behalf of his minor child, Antonio, filed an eight count complaint in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, alleging various civil rights violations pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (counts three through seven), a conspiracy pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1985 (count eight), and two state tort claims— malicious prosecution (count one) and respon-deat superior (count two). Plaintiffs contend that the Defendants wrongly charged, arrested, imprisoned, and tried the elder Lowery for sexually abusing Antonio.…
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