Alexander v. McKinney

Dist. Ct. did not err in dismissing on grounds of qualified immunity plaintiff's section 1983 action alleging that defendant-local prosecutor conspired with others to manufacture false evidence and arrested plaintiff on trumped up criminal charges. Instant action was essentially 4th Amendment claim for false arrest, and plaintiff could not assert any false arrest claim in guise of instant substantive due process claim where Ct. in NASA, 131 S.Ct. 746, determined that substantive due process claim may not be maintained where specific constitutional provision protects legal right at issue. Moreover, defendant could not bring false arrest claim where instant claim was filed beyond applicable two-year limitations period.