Finding sufficient evidence and affirming $15 million judgment against officer for withholding exculpatory evidence and fabricating evidence leading to conviction of plaintiff for murder; court notes plaintiff’s case was “thin,” but affords deference to jury’s factual determinations.
Prison guard who screened and “checked in” on prisoner’s calls with lawyer representing him on civil, but not criminal, matter was entitled to qualified immunity due to lack of precedent establishing a clear constitutional right.
Where plaintiff was indicted by grand jury before arrest, independent-intermediary doctrine protected officer from false arrest claim, absent evidence that officer provided false information or made material omissions.
Arrestee’s equal protection claim failed where he did not allege either that he was treated differently that persons similarly situated to him or that officer acted with discriminatory intent.