Legal Opinion
Losch v. Borough of Parkesburg
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 14, 1984No. 83-1549PublishedCited by 129 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a grant of summary judgment for the defendants in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The appellant claims that defendants violated his First, Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights by initiating criminal prosecution against him maliciously and without probable cause. The district court found that there was no genuine -issue of fact regarding the defendants’ motivation and that the individual defendants were entitled to qualified immunity. We affirm as to the Borough and reverse as to the individual defendants.
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2Cases cited27 opinions
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3Cited by129 opinions
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