Legal Opinion
Robert Groden v. City of Dallas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 16, 2016No. 15-10073PublishedCited by 163 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
Robert Groden seeks to establish Monell 1 liability against the city of Dallas for his allegedly unconstitutional arrest. He argues that the city adopted an unconstitutional policy of retaliating against unpopular-but constitutionally-protected speech and that, acting under this policy, Officer' Frank Gorka illegally arrested Groden. The district court dismissed Gro-den’s claims against the city of Dallas under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), primarily because his complaint did not name the specific municipal policymaker. The Supreme Court has stated…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- City of St. Louis v. PraprotnikSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Reichle v. HowardsSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
- Santiago v. Warminster TownshipCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2010
- City of Los Angeles v. HellerSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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