United States Supreme Court

The statute of limitations for a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 claim seeking damages for a false arrest in violation of the Fourth Amendment, where the arrest is followed by criminal proceedings, begins to run at the time the claimant becomes detained pursuant to legal process.

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• Decided 02/21/2007
• Published 02/21/2007

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• United States Supreme Court

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