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Wallace v. Kato, No. 05-1240 (U.S. Supreme Court) (549 U.S. 384; 127 S.Ct. 1091) (February 21, 2007) (Justice Scalia)

Loaded on Jan. 1, 2007 published in Punch and Jurists January 29, 2007
Filed under: False Arrest, Punch And Jurists.

In this case, the Supreme Court addressed what appears to be a very straightforward question - namely does a false arrest statute of limitations begin to run at the time of the person’s arrest, or only after the arrested person is later exonerated?

That recurrent issue is complicated by …

 

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  2. U.S. v. Mejia-Pimental, No. 05-30604 (9th Cir.) (477 F.3d 1100) (February 26, 2006) (Judge Richard A. Paez)
  3. U.S. v. Novak, No. 04-55838 (9th Cir.) (476 F.3d 1041) (February 22, 2007) (Judge Marsha L. Berzon)
  4. Whorton v. Bockting, No. 05-595 (U.S. Supreme Court) (549 U.S. 406; 127 S.Ct. 1173) (February 28, 2007) (Justice Alito)
  5. Wallace v. Kato, No. 05-1240 (U.S. Supreme Court) (549 U.S. 384; 127 S.Ct. 1091) (February 21, 2007) (Justice Scalia)
  6. Handschu v. Special Services Division, No. 71 Civ. 2203 (CSH) (S.D.N.Y.) (475 F.Supp.2d 331) (February 15, 2007) (Judge Charles S. Jr. Haight)
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  8. U.S. v. Du, No. 05-1288 (10th Cir.) (467 F.3d 1168) (February 22, 2007) (Judge Timothy M. Tymkovich)
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