Kellis v. United States

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• “[The plaintiff’s] right to be free from a racially motivated discharge unquestionably was clearly established before his termination.”
• A custom requires showing a practice so settled and permanent that it takes on the force of law
• “It is well established that a municipality may be held liable under § 1983 only when the deprivation at issue was undertaken pursuant to city ‘custom’ or ‘policy,’ and not simply on the basis of respondeat superior.”
• “It is well established that a municipality may be held liable under § 1983 only when the deprivation at issue was undertaken pursuant to city ‘custom’ or ‘policy,’ and not simply on the basis of respondeat superior.”
• “[A] longstanding and widespread practice is deemed authorized by the 1 A supervisor may also be liable under § 1983 if he or she was personally involved in the alleged constitutional violation, Braddy v. Fla. Dep’t of Labor & Emp’t Sec., 133 F.3d 797, 802 (11th Cir. 1998

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