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Seventh Circuit· 2/19/2020

Kenyatta Bridges v. Thomas Dart

Citations

  • 950 F.3d 476

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  • collecting cases holding that several incidents over several years does not demonstrate a policy
  • to establish a widespread practice, “there must be some evidence demonstrating that there is a policy at issue rather than a random event or even a short series of random events”
  • “In order to hold a government entity such as a municipality or county liable under section 1983, the plaintiff must demonstrate that the government entity [] itself caused the constitutional violation at issue.”
  • “In order to hold a government entity such as a municipality or county liable under section 1983, the plaintiff must demonstrate that the government entity [ ] itself caused the constitutional violation at issue.”
  • “In order to hold a government entity such as a municipality or county liable under section 1983, the plaintiff must demonstrate that the government entity [ ] itself caused the constitutional violation at issue.”
  • “We have not adopted bright-line rules defining ‘widespread custom or practice,’ but there must be some evidence demonstrating that there is a policy at issue rather than a random event or even a short series of random events.”

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Judges: Rovner

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