McTague v. Monroe Township

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• no respondeat superior under Sec. 1983, but cause of action exists when failure to train or supervise personnel leads to deprivation of constitutional rights
• no Section 1983 claim unless alleged 13 deprivation resulted from custom or policy for which supervisor defendant was responsible
• prosecutor did not exceed his authority when he allegedly failed to preserve exculpatory evidence
• exclusive remedy for Brady violations lies in habeas corpus, not section 1983
• prosecutorial immunity applies to destruction of evidence

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).