Eleventh Circuit The Eleventh Circuit applied the Fourth Amendment and common law torts elements of malicious prosecution in favor of the plaintiff who alleged that a police officer fabricated a bribery charge against him, lacked probable cause to do so and had a malicious intent. According to the Eleventh Circuit, the district court did not err in denying summary judgment to the defendant. Grider v. City of Auburn, 618 F.3d 1240 (11th Cir. 2010).
Posted on: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 23:14:17 +0000