United States Sixth Circuit

To determine whether plaintiff raises sufficient evidence to establish a violation of a clear constitutional right, the parties and the district court must examine the elements of a claim for malicious prosecution under federal law.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/18/2001
• Published 04/18/2001

Judges

• Before MERRITT, KENNEDY, and GILMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Marc D. Mezibov (briefed), Howard M. Schwartz (briefed) Christian A. Jenkins, Sirkin, Pinales, Mezibov & Schwartz, Cincinnati, OH, for Jack and Peggy Frantz., Chandra S. Baldwin, Christian A. Jenkins (argued), Sirkin, Pinales, Mezibov & Schwartz, Cincinnati, OH, for Lowell Kissinger, Sr. and Lowell Kissinger, Jr.


• For Appellees:
  
• W. McGregor Dixon, Jr. (argued and briefed), Shipman, Dixon & Livingston, Troy, OH, for Defendant-Appellant.