Sanchez v. Gomez’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “In the context of municipal liability, as opposed to individual officer liability, it is exceedingly rare that a plaintiff will have access to (or personal knowledge of) specific details regarding the existence or absence of internal policies or training procedures prior to discovery. Accordingly, only minimal factual allegations should be required at the motion to dismiss stage. Moreover, those allegations need not specifically state what the policy is, as the plaintiff will generally not have access to it, but may be more general.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Brown v. City of Hous.

2. “while stating a claim against a municipality requires more than a barebones recitation of the elements of municipal liability, plaintiffs need not 'specifically state what the [municipal] policy is' and can rely on 'minimal factual allegations' at this state in the litigation.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Brown v. City of Hous.

3. “a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ramirez v. Escajeda