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• stating that “[i]f the pleadings establish facts compelling a decision one way, that is as good as if depositions and other . . . evidence on summary judgment establishes the identical facts”
• stating that “[i]f the pleadings establish facts compelling a decision MEMORANDUM DECISION & ORDER - 4 one way, that is as good as if depositions and other . . . evidence on summary judgment establishes the identical facts’
• “[A] plaintiff may plead [him]self out of court” if he 19 “plead[s] facts which establish that he cannot prevail on his . . . claim.”
• “To hold cities liable 7 under section 1983 whenever policymakers fail to overrule the unconstitutional discretionary acts 8 of subordinates would simply smuggle respondeat superior liability into section 1983.”
• “To hold cities liable under section 1983 7 whenever policymakers fail to overrule the unconstitutional discretionary acts of subordinates 8 would simply smuggle respondeat superior liability into section 1983.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).