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· 10/9/1950

Burnham Chemical Co. v. Chapman

Citations

  • 340 U.S. 826
  • 71 S. Ct. 60
  • 95 L. Ed. 606
  • 1950 U.S. LEXIS 1675

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  • holding that allegations of an inadequate 19 investigation by law enforcement will not support a § 1983 due process claim
  • “[W]e can find no instance where the courts have recognized inadequate investigation as sufficient to state a civil rights claim unless there was another recognized constitutional right involved.”
  • “[W]e can find no instance where the courts have recognized inadequate investigation as sufficient to state a civil rights claim unless there was another recognized constitutional right involved.”
  • “However, we can find no instance where the courts have recognized inadequate investigation as sufficient to state a Civil rights claim unless there was another recognized constitutional right involved.”
  • “[W]e can find no instance where the courts have 26 recognized inadequate investigation as sufficient to state a civil rights claim unless there was 27 another recognized constitutional right involved.” (citation omitted)
  • “[W]e can find no instance where 14 the courts have recognized inadequate investigation as sufficient to state a civil rights claim 15 unless there was another recognized constitutional right involved.” (citation omitted)

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