Curtis Smith v. Simon Leis’s Empirical Analysis
2011
Citation profile
2 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1291 · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act)) · 42 U.S.C. § 1988
Relies on Monell v. Department of Social Services of City of New York · Harlow v. Fitzgerald · Anderson v. Creighton · Younger v. Harris · Mitchell v. Forsyth
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“‘[I]ndividuals sued in their official capacities stand in the shoes of the entity they represent.’ Alkire v. Irving, 330 F.3d 802, 810 (6th Cir.2003) (citing Kentucky v. Graham, 473 U.S. 159, 165 , 105 S.Ct. 3099 , 87 L.Ed.2d 114 [] (1985)). ‘Official-capacity suits ... represent only another way of pleading an action against an entity of which an officer is an agent.’ Monell v. Dep’t of Soc. Servcs. New York City, 436 U.S. 658 , 690 n. 55, 98 S.Ct. 2018 , 56 L.Ed.2d 611 [] (1978); see also Matthews v. Jones, 35 F.3d 1046, 1049 (6th Cir.1994) (“A suit against an individual in his official capacity is the equivalent of a suit against the governmental entity.”) As long as the governmental entity receives .notice and an opportunity to respond, an official-capacity suit “imposes liability on the entity that he represents.” Brandon v. Holt, 469 U.S. 464, 471-72 , 105 S.Ct. 873 , 83 L.Ed.2d 878 [ ] (1985).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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