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Van Houtven v. Adams

2nd CircuitMay 22, 2015No. 14-1657-cvCited 2 times
Defendant WinCity of New York

Case Details

Judge(s)
Cabranes, Raggi, Chin
Status
Unpublished
Procedural Posture
appeal
Circuit
2nd Circuit

Related Laws

No specific laws identified for this ruling.

Claim Types

Wrongful Termination

Outcome

The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of plaintiff's false arrest and abuse of process claims, finding that Detective Adams had probable cause to arrest based on a domestic incident report and that plaintiff failed to adequately allege a collateral purpose for an abuse of process claim.

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