Legal Opinion
Louis Batista, Manuel Padin and Felix Padin, Jr. v. Michael Rodriguez, Robert J. Nadrizny and the City of Bridgeport, the City of Bridgeport
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 11, 1983No. 549, Docket 82-7545PublishedCited by 449 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANSFIELD, Circuit Judge:
Once again we are asked to delineate the contours of municipal liability under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Monell v. Department of Social Services, 436 U.S. 658, 98 S.Ct. 2018, 56 L.Ed.2d 611 (1978). The City of Bridgeport appeals from a final order entered after a jury trial in the District of Connecticut (Warren W. Eginton, Judge) denying its motion pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P, 50(b) to set aside the verdict of the jury, which found the City liable to the plaintiffs for compensatory damages. Because we conclude that the complaint fails to state a claim entitling plaintiffs to…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Parratt v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Rizzo v. GoodeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by449 opinions
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- Dwares v. City of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
- Thomas B. Fullman v. Charles GraddickCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- Brandon v. City of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2010
- Raymond Wray v. City of New York, Daniel Martorano, William Weller, James McCavera and New York City Police Department, Docket No. 05-3341-CvCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2007
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