United States Second Circuit

In a suit by a former city investigator arising out of an unsuccessful criminal prosecution against him, city defendants are entitled to summary judgment on qualified immunity grounds with respect to claims for malicious prosecution, false arrest, and abuse of process, as well as a section 1983 claim based on these state-law causes of action.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/22/2003
• Published 05/22/2003

Judges

• JOSÉ A. CABRANES, Circuit Judge., Before:  VAN GRAAFEILAND, JACOBS and CABRANES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Paul L. Herzfeld, (Stuart I. Parker and Francis F. Caputo, of counsel, Michael A. Cardozo, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, on the brief), New York, NY, for Defendants-Appellants., D. Daniel Engstrand, Jr., Doniger & Engstrand, LLP, Islandia, NY, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.