Legal Opinion
John E. Jones v. City of Memphis, Tennessee
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 19, 1978No. 77-1704PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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PHILLIPS, Chief Judge.
The issue in this case is whether a municipality can be held liable for the misconduct of its employees under the doctrine of respondeat superior in a civil rights action brought directly under the fourteenth amendment and the general federal question statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1331. John E. Jones, appellee, filed this suit against the City of Memphis and certain John Doe police officers who, in the course of their employment, allegedly deprived appellee of his constitutional rights by illegally arresting and beating him.
In a memorandum decision on a motion to dismiss the…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- City of Kenosha v. BrunoSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Nial Ruth Cox v. A. M. Stanton, M.D.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by48 opinions
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- Fred Tarpley, Sr. v. Raymond J. GreeneCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
- Hamilton v. RodgersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Laurel C. Thomas v. Walter Shipka, in His Capacity as Clerk of the Parma Municipal CourtCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
- Mary Elizabeth Dean, Cross-Appellees v. Robert R. Gladney, Roel G. Saldivar and Leroy Maddox, Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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