United States Second Circuit

In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action alleging a false arrest, denial of summary judgment based on qualified immunity to defendant-officer is reversed where he had arguable probable cause to arrest plaintiff for criminal contempt and probable cause to commence a criminal contempt proceeding against him.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/09/2009
• Decided 09/14/2009
• Published 09/14/2009

Judges

• PER CURIAM:, Before WINTER and SACK, Circuit Judges, and COGAN, District Judge.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Denise A. Hartman, Assistant Solicitor General, for Andrew Cuomo, Attorney General of the State of New York, (Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, Andrea Oser, Deputy Solicitor General, of counsel), Albany, NY, for Defendant-Appellant., Edward Kopko, Wiggins & Kopko, LLP, Ithaca, NY, for Plaintiff-Appellee.