Theresa Maria Laws v. Borough of Lansdale, Pennsylvania, et al.
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Whether lack of probable cause as an element of malicious prosecution under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 is a factual question for the jury; whether dismissal of a Monell claim before an opportunity for discovery may deprive a litigant a fundamentally fair opportunity to litigate her claims under Section 1983; whether malicious prosecution under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 should be analyzed under the Fourteenth Amendment pursuant to the incorporation doctrine
1. Whether lack of probable cause as an element of malicious prosecution under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 is a factual question for the jury? 2. Whether dismissal of a Monell claim before an opportunity for discovery may deprive a litigant a fundamentally fair opportunity to litigate her claims under Section 1983? 3. Whether malicious prosecution under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 should be analyzed under the Fourteenth Amendment pursuant to the incorporation doctrine?