Legal Opinion
City of St. Louis v. Praprotnik
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 2, 1988No. 86-772PublishedCited by 3,497 opinions
1Judgment of the CourtJustice O’Connor
This case calls upon us to define the proper legal standard for determining when isolated decisions by municipal officials or employees may expose the municipality itself to liability under 42 U. S. C. § 1983.
I
The principal facts are not in dispute. Respondent James H. Praprotnik is an architect who began working for petitioner city of St. Louis in 1968. For several years, respondent consistently received favorable evaluations of his job performance, uncommonly quick promotions, and significant increases in salary. By 1980, he was serving in a management-level city planning position at…
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