Legal Opinion
International Action Center v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 16, 2004No. 03-5163PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge ROBERTS.
ROBERTS, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs seek to hold police supervisors personally liable for constitutional torts allegedly committed by their subordinates, on two alternate theories: that the supervisors actively participated in the torts, and that the supervisors failed properly to train and supervise the subordinates, in circumstances making it likely that such failure would lead to the tortious conduct. The supervisors seek interlocutory review of the district court’s denial of their claim of qualified immunity, but only with respect to the…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- City of Canton v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
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