Legal Opinion
Robert L. Hoffman v. Luigi A. Reali
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 27, 1992No. 91-1703PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judge.
Robert L. Hoffman, a former corrections officer at a Rhode Island prison, sued Luigi A. Reali, a Rhode Island state police officer, in the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island under the provisions of 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He complained that Reali had obtained a warrant for his arrest, and caused him to be arrested, without probable cause, in violation of the United States and Rhode Island constitutions, and state law. The district court granted Reali’s motion for summary judgment, holding that he was protected by qualified immunity.…
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