Tuesday, March 29th, 2011
DAlaska: Section 1983 Liability of Police Investigator
U S District Judge Timothy Burgess has dismissed an acquitted arson defendant’s Section 1983 claim against a Homer police Sergeant. The Section 1983 claimant accused the officer of testifying falsely in his search warrant applications and his grand jury testimony, and of malicious prosecution.
Burgess granted summary judgment to the officer, holding that the […]