U.S. appeals court: false arrest.

• Position: False Imprisonment/Arrest

Escalera v. Lunn, 354 F.3d 198 (2nd Cir. 2004). A county corrections officer who had been arrested for official misconduct brought a [section] 1983 claim, alleging false arrest and malicious prosecution in connection with an investigation that officials conducted on him. The district court denied summary judgment for the defendants and they appealed. The appeals court reversed and remanded with instructions. The court held that a police detective, police sergeant, commissioner of corrections, and county...