BATON ROUGE, La. — A federal court in Louisiana denied the city of Baton Rouge’s request to dismiss a motorist’s malicious prosecution, due process and false arrest claims against three police officers. They allegedly fabricated a felony charge so they could jail him for “yelling at a police officer’s relative.” His claims suffice to overcome the officers’ immunity defense, and the city is on the hook for defamation and vicarious liability at this stage.
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