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· 12/19/2022

Gebrgzabher v. Garland

Citations

  • 55 F.4th 996

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  • stating that the elements of a false imprisonment or over-detention claim are “(1) the expiration of a lawful term of confinement, (2) intentional confinement after the expiration, and (3) knowledge that the privilege initially justifying confinement no longer exists”
  • “While the common law sometimes allowed plaintiffs to bring false-imprisonment claims against state officials, it did not permit suits against the state itself.”

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