Legal Opinion
Thomas Turpin v. Joseph Mailet
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 8, 1980No. 427, Docket 79-7562PublishedCited by 290 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANSFIELD, Circuit Judge:
With the decision in Monell v. Department of Social Services, 436 U.S. 658, 98 S.Ct. 2018, 56 L.Ed.2d 611 (1978), the Supreme Court permitted local governmental entities to be sued under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for constitutional violations caused by acts committed pursuant to “official policy.” This case raises the question of what type conduct on the part of municipal employees can constitute an “official policy” within the meaning of Monell. The City of West Haven appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut entered by Judge…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Rizzo v. GoodeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by290 opinions
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- James Williams v. Harold J. Smith, Superintendent, and W. Morgan, C.O., Attica Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
- Jerome Singleton v. City of New York, Ronald Salzer and Anthony DellaventuraCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- John Russell Webster, Cross-Appellants v. The City of Houston, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Hobson v. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
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