Legal Opinion
Rivas v. Suffolk County
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided July 21, 2004No. CV95-387 (ADS)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER
SPATT, District Judge.
I. BACKGROUND
In a complaint filed on January 27, 1995, the plaintiff, acting pro se, alleged that he was arrested on December 11, 1991 for the crime of attempted murder in the second degree. Rivas remained in the Suffolk County Correctional Facility for approximately one year until his release on bail. The district attorney eventually dismissed the charges against the plaintiff on November 17, 1993. In the original complaint, the plaintiff contends that the Suffolk County Police Department lacked probable cause for his arrest, and that…
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