LOZANO v. NEW JERSEY

No. 20-2476.

9 F.4th 239 (2021)

Geronimo LOZANO v. State of NEW JERSEY; Elizabeth Police Department; Sergeant Rodney Dorilus; Officer David Hernandez; Officer Timothy Goldate; Union County; John & Jane Doe 1-10; ABC Corp. 1-10, (fictitious names for persons, firms, or corporations presently unknown) David Hernandez, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Opinion Filed: August 16, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward J. Kologi , Michael S. Simitz , Kologi & Simitz, 500 North Wood Avenue, Suite 4B Linden, NJ 07036, Counsel for Appellant.

David B. Owens , Andrew Small , Molod Spitz & DeSantis, 1430 Broadway, 21st Floor, New York, NY 10018, Counsel for Appellee.

Before: SHWARTZ, KRAUSE, and RENDELL, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

It is well established that police officers must have probable cause to arrest and charge suspects. Harvard v. Cesnalis, 973 F.3d 190, 199-203 (3d Cir. 2020). If they do not, they may be liable for false arrest, false imprisonment, and malicious...

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