United States Second Circuit

A Vermont District Court finding of probable cause to arrest does not collaterally estop plaintiff from asserting, in a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 and state law action for false arrest, that a police officer arrested him for DWI without probable cause.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/10/2002
• Published 12/10/2002

Judges

• KEARSE, Circuit Judge., Before:  WALKER, Chief Judge, NEWMAN and KEARSE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Thomas C. Nuovo, Burlington, VT (Bauer, Anderson & Gravel, Burlington, VT, on the brief), for Plaintiff-Appellee., Joseph A. Farnham, Burlington, VT (McNeil, Leddy & Sheahan, Burlington, VT, on the brief), for Defendant-Appellee.