Can a federal civil rights claim for false arrest where the arresting officer had probable cause?
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The following excerpt is from Singer v. Fulton County Sheriff, 63 F.3d 110 (2nd Cir. 1995):
There can be no federal civil rights claim for false arrest where the arresting officer had probable cause. See Bernard v. United States, 25 F.3d 98, 102 (2d Cir.1994).
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