In Grider v. Auburn, No. 09-13261, an action by plaintiffs who owned a bar/restaurant in Auburn, Alabama, against City of Auburn and City employees under state tort law and 42 U.S.C. section 1983 for violations of the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments, claiming that the City and its agents filed false bribery charges and selectively enforced regulatory laws in order to harm plaintiffs’ business, the court affirmed in part the denial of summary judgment based on qualified immunity, holding that, absent the offering of funds, there was no bribery and no arguable probable cause for defendant-officer to arrest plaintiff. However, the court reversed in part on the ground that plaintiffs lacked evidence that the city defendants conspired with the officer to maliciously prosecute plaintiff.
Related Resources
- Full Text of Grider v. Auburn, No. 09-13261
- Full Text of US v. McGill, No. 09-14167
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