A Manhattan prosecutor who allegedly orchestrated the arrest of a prominent attorney on extortion-related charges is potentially liable for false arrest damages under recommendations submitted yesterday by a federal magistrate judge.
Southern District Magistrate Judge James Francis IV (See Profile) found that while nearly all of the claims asserted by attorney Stuart Jackson, a former Rogers & Wells partner and ex-advisor to the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, are barred because the defendant prosecutors have immunity, one claim against Assistant District Attorney Andrew Seewald and senior investigator Michael Wigdor may proceed.
