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· 8/13/1984

Buchanan v. Sowa

Citations

  • 592 F. Supp. 1009
  • 1984 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 24405

How courts have described this case

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  • arrest of plaintiff by officers, who reasonably believed that a crime was being committed, was based on probable cause and did not give rise to § 1983 liability
  • illegal arrest; substantive Fourth Amendment violation
  • illegal arrest; substantive Fourth Amendment violation

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Judges: Ann Aldrich

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