How have the courts dealt with claims of false arrest, malicious prosecution and violation of the Fourth Amendment?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Fortson v. L. A. City Attorney's Office, No. 15-55497 (9th Cir. 2017):

The panel rejected plaintiff's claims that he was falsely arrested and maliciously prosecuted. The panel concluded that since the record reflected that plaintiff's arrest and prosecution were based on probable cause that he possessed the weapons unlawfully, he necessarily could not be granted relief on these claims. The panel further rejected plaintiff's claims that his Fifth and Fourteenth Amendment rights were violated because he was never read a warning regarding his rights per Miranda v. Arizona. Finally, the panel rejected

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