· 11/16/1993
Pete v. Metcalfe
Citations
- 8 F.3d 214
- 1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 29750
- 1993 WL 470691
How courts have described this case
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- holding that plaintiff failed to state a claim for mali- cious prosecution “because his prosecution ended with a plea of nolo contendere”
- suggesting that a claim for wrongful imprisonment may accrue on the date the detainee is released, but declining to affirmatively make such a holding
- borrowing two-year statute of limitations period from Texas law for § 1983 case
- dismissing claims against private defense attorneys that alleged “nothing more than professional malpractice”
- dismissing claims that alleged “nothing more than professional malpractice” against private defense attorneys
- dismissing claims that alleged “nothing more than professional malpractice” against private defense attorneys
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Judges: Garwood, Demoss, Duplantier
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