Legal Opinion
Richard Atchinson v. District of Columbia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 19, 1996No. 94-7195PublishedCited by 476 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.
TATEL, Circuit Judge:
In this action by a victim of a police shooting, we consider the pleading requirements for a complaint alleging that a municipality violated a plaintiffs civil rights by failing to train or supervise its police officers. Applying the Supreme Court’s holding in Leatherman v. Tarrant County Narcotics Intelligence & Coordination Unit, 507 U.S. 163, 113 S.Ct. 1160, 122 L.Ed.2d 517 (1993), that plaintiffs alleging municipal liability under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 need not satisfy any heightened pleading standard, we reverse the…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Foman v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Kentucky v. GrahamSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- City of Canton v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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3Cited by476 opinions
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