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Detective Had Probable Cause to Arrest Plaintiff; Detective's Actions Were Privileged

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OPINION & ORDER Before me are motions filed by Defendants the Harvard Club (“The Harvard Club” or “Harvard Club”) and Gary Scollard (“Scollard,” and together with The Harvard Club, “Defendants”), each made pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), seeking dismissal of the First Amended Complaint filed by Plaintiff Stephen Powell (“Powell” or “Plaintiff”). Because I find Powell’s false arrest claim to be timely and the allegations sufficient to plausibly allege a claim against The Harvard Club, its motion to dismiss is DENIED. However, because I find Detective Scollard had probable cause to arrest Plaintiff, making his actions privileged, his motion to dismiss is GRANTED. I. Factual Background1 Powell, a resident of the District of Columbia, is a former member of The Harvard Club, a not-for-profit corporation located in New York City. (FAC

11-12.) Powell was in D.C. on August 8, 2019. (Id.

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