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Thompson v. Clark

Supreme Court of the United States.
Mar 11, 2021
141 S. Ct. 1682 (2021)

Summary

granting certiorari on the question of “[w]hether the rule that a plaintiff must await favorable termination before bringing a Section 1983 [malicious prosecution claim] requires the plaintiff to show that the criminal proceeding against him has ‘formally ended in a manner not inconsistent with his innocence,' or that the proceeding ‘ended in a manner that affirmatively indicates his innocence'” (first quoting Laskar v. Hurd, 972 F.3d 1278, 1293 (11th Cir. 2020), then quoting Lanning, 908 F.3d at 22)

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Opinion

No. 20-659.

03-11-2021

Larry THOMPSON, Petitioner, v. Pagiel CLARK, et al.


The order granting the petition for writ of certiorari amended as follows: The petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit granted limited to Question 1 presented by the petition.


Summaries of

Thompson v. Clark

Supreme Court of the United States.
Mar 11, 2021
141 S. Ct. 1682 (2021)

granting certiorari on the question of “[w]hether the rule that a plaintiff must await favorable termination before bringing a Section 1983 [malicious prosecution claim] requires the plaintiff to show that the criminal proceeding against him has ‘formally ended in a manner not inconsistent with his innocence,' or that the proceeding ‘ended in a manner that affirmatively indicates his innocence'” (first quoting Laskar v. Hurd, 972 F.3d 1278, 1293 (11th Cir. 2020), then quoting Lanning, 908 F.3d at 22)

Summary of this case from Edwards v. Cnty. of Nassau

amending the grant of certiorari

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Case details for

Thompson v. Clark

Case Details

Full title:Larry THOMPSON, Petitioner, v. Pagiel CLARK, et al.

Court:Supreme Court of the United States.

Date published: Mar 11, 2021

Citations

141 S. Ct. 1682 (2021)
209 L. Ed. 2d 263

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