42-usc-section-1983

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
20-6443 Scott Myers v. Patrolman Rowell, et al. Second Circuit 2020-11-25 Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP 42-usc-1983 42-usc-section-1983 civil-rights false-arrest false-prosecution institutionalized-abuse malicious-prosecution municipal-liability Whether the complete reversals of the convictions affirm that malicious prosecution occurred, requiring the case to be remanded for a jury trial for c…
18-7476 Scott Ash James Zirus v. Sharon Faye Keller, et al. Fifth Circuit 2019-01-17 Denied IFP 42-usc-1983 42-usc-section-1983 civil-action civil-procedure civil-rights fee-payment prison-litigation-reform-act prisoner-rights standing writ-of-mandamus When a prisoner's 42 U.S.C. §1983 action is construed as a Petition for Writ of Mandamus, is it a 'civil action' within the scope of the Prison Litiga…