City of Kansas City v. United States

How courts have described this case

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• “Having failed to allege, as they must, that these defendants were directly and personally responsible for the purported unlawful conduct, their complaint is ‘fatally defective’ on its face.” (quoting Black v. United States, 534 F.2d 524, 527–28 (2d Cir. 1976))
• “[A]llegations which are nothing more than broad, simple, and conclusory statements are insufficient to state a claim under § 1983.”

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