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Bad Faith Allegation Not Required in 1983 Action

The U.S. Supreme Court held that a plaintiff in a 42 U.S.C. §1983
action is not required to plead the defendant acted in bad faith. Carlos
Riviera Gomez, a Puerto Rico police officer, was subpoenaed to testify in
a criminal case that the evidence was false. Gomez had submitted a ...

 

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