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Entertainment & Sports

Mar. 5, 2024

Bivens claim argued in conspiracy case against Secret Service agents

Lawyers for a Hollywood fashion designer, Christopher Psaila, are arguing that they met the minimum federal standard to plead a valid Bivens claim against former U.S. Secret Service agents who he alleges wrongfully prosecuted him for credit card fraud.

Lawyers for a Hollywood fashion designer argued they met the minimum federal standard to plead a valid Bivens claim in an $18.2 million conspiracy case against multiple former U.S. Secret Service agents he claims wrongfully prosecuted him for credit card fraud.

“The Bivens decision was meant to address the fact that there was no civil rights remedy against federal officials. It makes no sense that federal law enforcement should be able to...

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