The following excerpt is from Smith v. Tobon, No. 12-3917-cv (2nd Cir. 2013):
Probable cause is also a complete defense to claims of malicious prosecution. Savino v. City of New York, 331 F.3d 63, 72 (2d Cir. 2003). Once probable cause to arrest has been established, claims of malicious prosecution survive only if, between the
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