SPRINGMEN v. WILLIAMS

No. 96-2432.

122 F.3d 211 (1997)

Ryle Edward SPRINGMEN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alexandra WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided August 18, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: John Burnside Howard, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, Baltimore, MD, for Appellant. Howard J. Fezell, Frederick, MD, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: J. Joseph Curran, Jr., Attorney General of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, for Appellant.

Before WILKINSON, Chief Judge, HAMILTON, Circuit Judge, and NORTON, United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina, sitting by designation.


Reversed by published opinion. Chief Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Judge HAMILTON and Judge NORTON joined.

OPINION

WILKINSON, Chief Judge:

Ryle Springmen brought this section 1983 action against Maryland Assistant State's Attorney Alexandra Williams, arguing that her advice to a police officer to initiate a prosecution against Springmen for reckless endangerment led to a violation of his Fourth...

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