Fabrikant v. French

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• finding state action when SPCA employees investigated, obtained a search warrant, and seized dogs
• finding state action when SPCA employees investigated, obtained a search warrant, and seized dogs
• “A plaintiff pressing a claim of violation of his constitutional rights under § 1983 is [ ] required to show state action.”
• “The existence of probable cause will defeat a claim of . . . unreasonable search and seizure.”
• “The existence of probable cause will defeat a claim of . . . unreasonable search and seizure.”
• “[T]he existence of probable cause will defeat a claim of malicious prosecution ... .”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).