360 F. App'x 182 - Davis v. Stratton’s Empirical Analysis
2010
Citation profile
1 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Monell v. Department of Social Services of City of New York · City of Canton v. Harris · No. 03-7332 · Sharon Gernetzke v. Kenosha Unified School District · Davis v. Stratton
Most-quoted passages
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“[T]o obtain relief against the municipal officers, sued in their official capacity under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 , [a plaintiff] must show that there existed a municipal policy that was being enforced to deny him his constitutional rights.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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