Legal Opinion
Richard M. Lippay v. Dean C. Christos Commonwealth of Pa. Dean C. Christos
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 2, 1993No. 92-7461PublishedCited by 184 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GREENBERG, Circuit Judge.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Appellant Dean C. Christos appeals from a district court order entered July 31, 1992, denying his motion for judgment as a matter of law or, in the alternative, for a new trial, *1494as well as from a judgment of February 14, 1992, entered on a jury verdict for $150,000 in favor of the appellee Richard M. Lippay. Lippay brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claiming that Christos violated his Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights by initiating criminal proceedings against him maliciously and without probable…
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