Pohlman v. Village of Freeport

E.D.N.Y.September 30, 2020No. 2:19-cv-05277

Plaintiff WinLouisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections

Case Details

Nature of Suit: 442 Civil Rights: Jobs
Status: Unknown
Procedural Posture: appeal
State: New York
Circuit: 2nd Circuit

Related Laws

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Claim Types

Wrongful TerminationRetaliation

Outcome

The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of qualified immunity for supervisory officials DiBenedetto and Gryder in a wrongful detention case where the plaintiff was held 60 days beyond his lawful release date. The court found the officials' conduct violated clearly established law regarding sentence computation and unlawful detention.

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