James Gaston v. Parthasarathi Ghosh

Easterbrook, Circuit Judge.

Iskander v. Forest Park , 690 F.2d 126 (7th Cir. 1982), holds that private corporations, when deemed to be state actors in suits under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, must be treated the same as municipal corporations. This means that they are not subject to vicarious liability. See, e.g., Ashcroft v. Iqbal , 556 U.S. 662, 676-77, 129 S.Ct. 1937, 173 L.Ed.2d 868 (2009) ; Monell v. New York City Department of Social Services , 436 U.S. 658, 691-94, 98 S.Ct. 2018, 56 L.Ed.2d 611 (1978). Iqbal , Monell , and other decisions hold that municipalities and public employees may be held…