Legal Opinion · Concurring in part, dissenting in part
Uberoi v. University of Colorado
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided January 31, 1986No. 84SA9Published
1Concurring in part, dissenting in partRovira, Justice
I disagree with part V of the majority opinion holding that the trial court erred in dismissing Uberoi’s 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claim against the University of Colorado. As the majority correctly points out, the conclusion in Monell v. Department of Social Services of the City of New York, 436 U.S. 658, 98 S.Ct. 2018, 56 L.Ed.2d 611 (1978), that “local governments, like every other § 1983 ‘person,’ may be sued for constitutional deprivations resulting from governmental ‘custom’,” has been extended to a state university. Majority op. at 900-901, and cases cited therein. However, Monell also added…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Gomez v. ToledoSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Craig S. Strauss v. City of Chicago, a Municipal Corporation, and Chicago Police Officer John DoeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Alex C. Glaros v. Richard PerseCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
- George R. Zanghi v. The Incorporated Village of Old Brookville, the Old Brookville Police Department, John Kenary and Kenneth WileCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
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