Howard L. Haupt v. T.D. Dillard, Robert Leonard Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department City of Las Vegas, Nevada and Clark County, Nevada

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• holding that under Nevada law appellant could not challenge in his civil case the Probable cause determination that was fully adjudicated in his earlier criminal case
• holding the probable cause determination in the preliminary hearing was “a final, conclusive determination of the issue.”
• explaining when a plaintiff is collaterally estopped from relitigating a probable cause determination made at preliminary hearing
• “[T]he mandatory minimum 18 sentence[] Kellum was exposed to pursuant to . . . 21 U.S.C. 19 § 841(b)(1)(A) clearly fit within the ‘except as otherwise 20 specifically provided’ exclusion of § 3551(a).” (footnotes 21 omitted)
• where trial judge was biased, defendant’s acquittal speaks only to the amount of damages due and is irrelevant to whether he has a cause of action for a violation of his due process right to a fair trial
• probable cause determination at a criminal preliminary hearing

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