Hagan v. Scott

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• denying summary judgment where evidence of injuries could be consistent with plaintiff’s testimony regarding use of force
• denying summary judgment because plaintiff provided evidence that the defendant knew of several excessive force claims ranging over the course of fourteen years and knew of numerous complaints against officers, but failed to properly investigate these claims
• finding a genuine dispute of material fact as to custom where a plaintiff adduced sufficient evidence that the municipality was aware of a high number of complaints of excessive force and did not investigate them or discipline the responsible officers
• “‘[A] pattern of similar constitutional violations by untrained employees’ is necessary ‘to demonstrate deliberate indifference for purposes of failure to train’”
• “‘[A] pattern of similar constitutional violations by untrained employees’ is necessary ‘to demonstrate deliberate indifference for purposes of failure to train’”
• “Ordinarily, ‘[a] pattern of similar constitutional violations by untrained employees’ is necessary ‘to demonstrate deliberate indifference for purposes of failure to train.’” (quoting Thomas, 749 F.3d at 223)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).