George R. Arnott, Sr. v. John Mataya, Greg Connolly

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• stating that whether or not the arrested person is found innocent is not material to the analysis
• stating that an argument based on language that was “taken out of context” from other inapplicable cases was not persuasive
• rejecting the argument that a grand jury indictment insulated police officers from false arrest claims
• noting an arresting officer can avoid liability for false arrest if he has probable cause to carry out an arrest
• rejecting the defendants’ argument that the grand jury’s indictment of plaintiff insulates them from § 1983 liability for false arrest because it would eliminate all § 1983 lawsuits for false arrest, contrary to congressional intent
• “If defendants in fact had probable cause to arrest Arnott, then Arnott’s claim for false arrest [under § 1983] is barred.” Citations omitted.

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).