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· 7/9/1985

Haag v. Cuyahoga County

Citations

  • 619 F. Supp. 262
  • 1985 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18123

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  • concluding that a doctor could not be held liable under § 1988 since he was not a state actor despite a statue requiring mandatory reporting of child abuse by professionals
  • a substantive due process claim may be pursued under section 1983 only if the conduct rises to the level of a constitutional tort, i.e., it shocks the conscience
  • “What remedy under state law would be considered adequate to remedy a deprivation, however, is a subjective determination.”

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Judges: Krenzler

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