· 8/14/1978
Rosales v. Lewis
Citations
- 454 F. Supp. 956
- 1978 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16036
How courts have described this case
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- refusing to apply state limitation period targeted at section 1983 claims when state’s personal injury statute of limitations better reflected federal policies
- both cases holding that claim of malicious prosecution cannot, standing alone, form the basis for a Section 1983 claim
- claim of malicious prosecution standing alone does not implicate any federally protected rights
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Judges: Stuart
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