· 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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