Austin v. Paramount Parks, Inc.

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• finding that a municipal corporation may be liable under section 1983 for the actions of a subordinate official if that official in fact exercised final policymaking authority
• finding that a municipal corporation may be liable under section 1983 for the actions of a sub- ordinate official if that official in fact exercised final policymaking authority
• explaining that “a private corporation is liable under § 1983 only when an official policy or custom of the corporation causes the alleged deprivation of federal rights” (citation modified)
• applying the custom and policy standard for § 1983 claims against a municipal government to such private contractors
• “[a] private corporation is liable under § 1983 only when an official policy or custom of the corporation causes the alleged deprivation of federal rights.”
• “a private corporation is liable under § 1983 only when an official policy or custom of the corporation causes the alleged deprivation of federal rights” (citations omitted; emphasis in original)

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