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· 3/10/1982

Colwell v. United States

Citations

  • 230 Ct. Cl. 67
  • 676 F.2d 550
  • 49 A.F.T.R.2d (RIA) 1499
  • 1982 U.S. Ct. Cl. LEXIS 143

How courts have described this case

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  • “[A] § 1983 claim for false arrest begins to run at the time the claimant becomes detained pursuant to legal process[.]” (quotation marks and citation omitted)

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Judges: Friedman, Nichols, Skelton

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