The following excerpt is from Kanderskaya v. City of N.Y., No. 14-1335-cv (2nd Cir. 2015):
In the context of false arrest, "the existence of probable cause is an absolute defense . . . and affords the arresting officer qualified immunity from litigation." Caldarola v. Calabrese, 298 F.3d 156, 161 (2d Cir. 2002). In the context of malicious prosecution, probable cause is also
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