Fourth Circuit· 1/14/1999

Carter v. Morris

Citations

164 F.3d 215
1999 WL 13239

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holding that municipality did not condone conduct where officer accused of false arrest was suspended by department
holding that two prior incidents of unlawful conduct represents “exceedingly thin gruel” for municipal liability
holding that “only one prior incident similar to own of which [the defendant] was or should have been aware” did not establish deliberate indifference
holding that after “filter[ing] out unrelated accusations,” two instances outside of plaintiff’s accusation insufficient to establish municipal custom
holding that even assuming police officers violated plaintiffs constitutional rights, plaintiff cannot hold the city liable for the violation because she failed to establish that an official policy or custom caused her specific injuries
finding that the plaintiff’s claimed injury was “so insubstantial that it cannot as a matter of law support her claim”

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Judges: Eastern, Hilton, Traxler, Virginia, Wilkinson

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