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MCDONOUGH v. SMITH

No. 18-485.

139 S.Ct. 2149 (2019)

Edward G. McDONOUGH, Petitioner v. Youel SMITH, Individually and as Special District Attorney for the County of Rensselaer, New York, aka Trey Smith.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 20, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neal K. Katyal , Washington, DC, for the petitioner.

Jeffrey B. Wall for the United States as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court, in support of reversal.

Thomas J. O'Connor , Albany NY, for the respondent.

Thomas P. Schmidt , Hogan Lovells US LLP, Brian D. Premo , Premo Law Firm PLLC, Joel B. Rudin , Law Offices of Joel B., Rudin, P.C., Neal Kumar Katyal , Katherine B. Wellington , Matthew J. Higgins , Erin R. Chapman , Hogan Lovells US LLP, Washington, DC, for petitioner.

Thomas O'Connor , Napierski, VanDenburgh, Napierski & O'Connor, LLP, Matthew S. Hellman , Julian J.O. Ginos , David M. Manners-Weber , Jenner & Block LLP, David A. Strauss , Sarah M. Konsky , Jenner & Block, Supreme Court and, Appellate Clinic at, The University of, Chicago Law School, Chicago, IL, for respondent.

Petitioner Edward McDonough alleges that respondent Youel Smith fabricated evidence and used it to pursue criminal charges against him. McDonough was acquitted, then sued Smith under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The courts below, concluding that the limitations period for McDonough's fabricated-evidence...

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