Moore v. City of Harriman

The majority opinion purports to “reaffirm Wells’s requirement that § 1983 plaintiffs must clearly notify any defendants of their intent to seek individual liability, and [to] clarify that reviewing the course of proceedings is the most appropriate way to determine whether such notice has been given and received, as demonstrated by our decisions in Pelfrey and Abdur-Rahman.” Ante at 775. In actuality, however, the. majority eviscerates the Wells standard, expands the narrow exception created in Pelfrey beyond all reasonable bounds, transfers the pleading burden from plaintiffs to clearly…