Opinion ID: 799713
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Underlying Civil Actions

Text: In 2005, Harrington and McGhee filed suit against, inter alia, the City of Council Bluffs and Officers Daniel Larsen and Lyle Brown of the City of Council Bluffs Police Department. Both Harrington and McGhee brought claims under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985(3). According to the district court, Harrington's and McGhee's § 1983 claims seeking damages for constitutional injuries resulting from their arrests, convictions, and incarcerations are in the nature of malicious prosecution because [they] essentially allege that their constitutional rights were violated as a result of the wrongful institution of legal process against them. Gulf Underwriters Ins. Co. v. City of Council Bluffs, 755 F.Supp.2d 988, 992 (S.D.Iowa 2010) (quotation and citation omitted). [3]