Legal Opinion
Peterson v. City of Fort Worth, Tex.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 17, 2009No. 08-10258PublishedCited by 581 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
This case, brought as a § 1983 action, presents the question whether the City of Fort Worth incurs municipal liability under Monell v. Dep’t of Social Servs. for the alleged excessive force of two of its police officers. See 436 U.S. 658, 98 S.Ct. 2018, 56 L.Ed.2d 611 (1978). Kevin Peterson, who has alleged that he was seriously injured by Fort Worth police officers during the course of an arrest, has not sued the officers individually. Instead, he filed this action against the City of Fort Worth, alleging that officers violated his Fourth Amendment rights by…
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