Legal Opinion
Morales v. Busbee
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided June 20, 1997No. Civil Action 95-1053 (JBS)PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SIMANDLE, District Judge.
This is a case brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in which plaintiff, Javier Morales, seeks damages for his arrest, imprisonment, and indictment, which were allegedly carried out by the defendants with malice and without probable cause. Presently before the court are defendants’ motions for summary judgment as to all counts of plaintiffs complaint. As explained below, defendant Busbee’s summary judgment motion will be granted. The remaining defendants’ summary judgment motions will be granted in part and denied in part.
Background
On December 15, 1992,…
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