James v. Harris County

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• holding that a county was not liable when plaintiff failed to satisfy an element of municipal liability
• noting that a municipality is only liable under § 1983 for acts that are “directly attributable to it ‘through some official action or imprimatur.’”
• quoting, in turn, Rhyne v. Henderson Cnty., 973 F.2d 386, 392 (5th Cir. 1992)
• quoting, in turn, Rhyne v. Henderson Cnty., 973 F.2d 386, 392 (5th Cir. 1992)
• “A municipality is not liable under § 1983 on the theory of respondeat superior, . . . but instead only for acts that are directly attributable to it ‘through some official action or imprimatur.’” (citing Monell v. Dep’t of Social Servs., 436 U.S. 658, 694 (1978

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