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← 77 F.3d 834 - Brooks v. George County

Brooks v. George County’s Empirical Analysis

77 F.3d 834 · 1996

Citation profile

6
cited by 6 later decisions
March 2005
most recently cited

3 federal appellate ·

Relationships

Relies on Monell v. Department of Social Services of City of New York · Board of Regents of State Colleges v. Roth · Parratt v. Taylor · Imbler v. Pachtman · Hudson v. Palmer

Most-quoted passages

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  1. “with the pretrial detainees at its regular meetings. Our conclusion that these statutes create a cognizable property right in wages is buttressed by the fact that the state has provided a mechanism whereby claims against the county can be presented directly to the board of supervisors or in state court. 6 Because Mississippi law creates a cognizable property right in wages for a pretrial detainee's work on public property, Brooks cannot be deprived of that right without due process of law. See Piatt v. MacDougall, 773 F.2d 1032 , 1036 (9th Cir.1985) (en banc) (”
    1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
  2. “If the board shall reject any such claim in whole or in part, or refuse when requested at a proper time, to pass thereon, the claimant may appeal to the Circuit Court, or may bring suit against the county on any such claim.”
    1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
  3. “Wilson v. Civil Town of Clayton, Ind., 839 F.2d 375 , 380 (7th Cir.1988). As this Court noted, where employees are acting in accord with customary procedures, the”
    1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority

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