Is a claim for unlawful arrest cognizable when the arrest was allegedly made without probable cause?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Burns v. Hinkle, Case No.: 1:12-cv- 01564 LJO JLT (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2012):
A claim for unlawful arrest is cognizable when the arrest is alleged to have been made without probable cause. Dubner v. City & County of San Francisco, 266 F.3d 959, 964 (9th Cir. 2001). "Probable cause to arrest exists when officers have knowledge or reasonably trustworthy information sufficient to lead a person of reasonable caution to believe that an offense has been or is being
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