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Staff Report//March 18, 2026//
Plaintiff appealed the dismissal of his complaint alleging wrongful arrest and substantive due process violations.
Where defendants had probable cause to arrest plaintiff and file charges against him and where plaintiff failed to show that defendants had violated a fundamental right, the district court correctly dismissed the action.
Judgment is affirmed.
Quinlan v. Washington County (MLW No. 84482/Case No. 25-2661 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, Menendez, J.
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