Chavez v. Jones et al

Filing 55

FINAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT in favor of Defendant Aaron Jones by District Judge Kenneth J. Gonzales. (tah)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO
LEVI M. CHAVEZ,
Plaintiff,
vs.

Civ. No. 15-619 KG/KK

AARON JONES and
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONER
FOR VALENCIA COUNTY,
Defendants.
FINAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT
Having granted Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment on the Basis of Qualified
Immunity (Doc. 35) by entering a Memorandum Opinion and Order contemporaneously with
this Final Summary Judgment,
IT IS ORDERED that
1. Summary judgment is entered in favor of Defendant Aaron Jones on all of Plaintiff’s
claims against him (Unmarked counts for: (1) malicious prosecution under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and
the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments; (2) state law malicious abuse of process related to the
criminal prosecution; (3) state law malicious abuse of process related to the wrongful death suit;
(4) state law defamation related to Jones’ remarks to Romero and Slama; and (5) any vicarious
liability on the part of the Board of County Commissioner for Valencia County). (Doc. 19,
clarified by Doc. 50).
2. Those claims against Defendant Aaron Jones are dismissed.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE