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· 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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