MUSSO-ESCUDE v. EDWARDS

No. 44716-5-I.

4 P.3d 151 (2000)

101 Wash.App. 560

Maria Laura MUSSO-ESCUDE, Appellant, v. Lawrance EDWARDS and Jane Doe Edwards, husband and wife, Respondents, and Drew C. Nielsen and Jane Doe Nielsen, husband and wife; and City of Bothell, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

July 17, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Franklin William Shoichet, Seattle, for Appellant.

Anne Melani Bremner, Scott D. Bissell, Blake Edward Dias, Stafford Frey Cooper, Seattle, for Respondents.


BAKER, J.

Maria Laura Musso-Escude appeals the summary judgment dismissal of her claims against Lawrance Edwards, an attorney who prosecuted criminal charges against her on behalf of the City of Bothell. We affirm the dismissal of her 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claim because Musso-Escude has not shown an infringement of her civil rights. We affirm the dismissal of her state law abuse of process claim because Edwards was acting within the scope of his duties when he offered...

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