Brook v. Thornburgh’s Empirical Analysis
1980
Citation profile
2 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 · Scheuer v. Rhodes · Ex Parte: Edward T Young · Edelman v. Jordan · Wood v. Strickland
Most-quoted passages
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“While the complaint does not specify which defendant took which specific action, it does put all the defendants on notice as to those actions in which they are all accused of participation.... The complaint does not simply set forth conclusory allegations that plaintiff was denied first amendment rights without stating how he was so de-prived_ In this case, personal involvement on the part of all defendants has been alleged_ Under the federal notice pleading, this complaint is sufficient. Defendants will have ample opportunity to develop by deposition or interrogatories, or both, whatever fuller exposition of plaintiffs claim they require for their defense.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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