Dias

MEMORANDUM ***

In September 2001, the University of Nevada Las Vegas (“UNLV”) Police Department referred allegations to the Nevada Attorney General’s Office (“AG”) that Officer William Mason, Sr., and Sergeant Brian Dias (“Appellants”) had falsified police logbook time entries during their employment at UNLV. The AG conducted an investigation and charged Appellants under Nev.Rev.Stat. 197.160 (West 2001) with presenting false claims to a state officer. 1 Appellants’ employment with the University and Community College System of Nevada (“UCCSN”) was terminated shortly thereafter.

*598 In the course of the criminal proceedings, Appellants appeared in a probable cause hearing before Justice Reed of the Justice Court of Las Vegas, who concluded that there was no question that the evidence was sufficient to establish probable cause and referred the charges to state district court. 3 Hr’g Tr. at 165:11-12, 168:12-13, State v. Dias, No. 02F09998X (Justice Ct. Las Vegas Aug. 30, 2002). After a jury found Appellants not guilty of the charges, Appellants filed suit against Appellees in Nevada court, raising claims under state law for malicious prosecution and negligent supervision and…