Perry v. Larson’s Empirical Analysis
1984
Citation profile
2 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1343 · 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 · Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co. · McDonald v. City of West Branch · Bell v. City of Milwaukee · Rookard v. Health & Hospitals Corp.
Most-quoted passages
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“In this circuit, then, the focus is not upon whether there exists a policy of delegating final authority to local officials who may then exercise that authority in a manner that occasionally reaps an unlawful result. Rather, the focus is on whether the act or decision alleged to be unlawful in a particular case is part of a pattern of activity that can be characterized as a policy or custom.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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