Legal Opinion
Howard L. Jackson v. Marion County
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 19, 1995No. 93-2875PublishedCited by 218 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, CMef Judge.
The plaintiff, an Indiana state prisoner, brought a pro se suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Marion County, Indiana, and others, charging excessive force in his arrest. He lost in the district court, and appeals. Only one issue requires consideration in a published opmion, and that is the propriety of the dismissal of the county on the ground that the complaint failed adequately to allege that the misconduct by the arresting officers of which the plaintiff complains was caused by a policy or custom of the county, a sine qua non of its liability. The complaint alleges that…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Bell v. City of MilwaukeeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by218 opinions
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- Ronald Palmer v. Marion County, City of Indianapolis, and Sheriff Jack CotteyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
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