· 6/8/2012
DEPONCEAU, VICTOR A., PEOPLE v
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- stating that there is “no doubt that the choice to employ and the manner of supervision of police officers does affect public policy.”
- finding that the city was entitled to discretionary-function immunity on motorist’s claims that city acted negligently in training its police officer
- holding, in dismissing state law claim similar to Plaintiffs, “[i]ndisputably, Officer Kelly was acting within the course and scope of his employment as a police officer when the wreck occurred...Tornes has no claim against him individually.”
- finding that an officer was not reckless when he traveled at low speeds in response to an intoxicated person lying on the ground and when he “pulled out further . . . than normal” to ensure his view was not obstructed by objects in a parking lot
- applying Powell to hold city immune from failure-to-train claim
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