Legal Opinion
Glenn Johnson v. D. Rook Moore, III
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 10, 1992No. 91-1951PublishedCited by 163 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KING, Circuit Judge:
Glenn Johnson appeals from the district court’s dismissal of his § 1983 complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Johnson sued the city of Holly Springs and D. Rook Moore, its municipal court judge, alleging that he had been the victim of the city’s policy of sentencing indigent criminal defendants to jail without benefit of counsel and without a knowing and intelligent waiver of the right to counsel. The district court held that Johnson had failed to allege the existence of a municipal policy, thereby precluding the recovery of damages. The…
2Cases cited11 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
- Pembaur v. City of CincinnatiSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- City of Los Angeles v. LyonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- O'Shea v. LittletonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by163 opinions
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