Legal Opinion
Charlene Leatherman v. Tarrant County Narcotics Intelligence and Coordination Unit
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 28, 1992No. 91-1215PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
After police shot and killed their two dogs during the execution of a search warrant, plaintiffs brought this section 1983 action against the municipal defendants employing the police officers involved. They alleged that the municipalities had failed to adequately train their officers, and that such failure amounted to a municipal policy. The district court, 755 F.Supp. 726 (N.D.Tex.1991), dismissed the complaint because it did not satisfy this circuit’s “heightened pleading requirement.” Under the heightened pleading standard, a complaint must allege with…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
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3Cited by44 opinions
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