United States Third Circuit

Notwithstanding the contrary rule when a plaintiff is pursuing false arrest charges, a defendant initiating criminal proceedings on multiple charges is not necessarily insulated in a malicious prosecution case merely because the prosecution of one of the charges was justified.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/09/2006
• Decided 02/14/2007
• Published 02/14/2007

Judges

• Before SLOVITER, CHAGARES, and GREENBERG, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Mia Carpiniello, City of Philadelphia, Law Department, Philadelphia, PA, Attorney for City of Philadelphia.


• For Appellees:
  
• Martin Stanshine (argued), Stanshine & Sigal, Philadelphia, PA, Attorneys for Appellant in No. 05-5029 and Appellee in No. 05-5139., Thomas W. Corbett, Jr., Attorney General, John G. Knorr, III (argued), Chief Deputy Attorney General, Chief, Appellate Litigation Sector, Patrick J. McMonagle, Deputy Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General of Pennsylvania, Department of Justice, Harrisburg, PA, Attorneys for Appellant in No. 05-5139 and Appellee in No. 05-5029.