Melton Pietrowski v. Town of Dibble, Shown on Petition as the Town Council of Dibble, Ok Ronnie Jackson, and McClain County Dwayne Anderson

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• “An action against a person in his official capacity is, in reality, an action against the government entity for whom the person works.”
• “A government entity may not be held liable under a respondeat superior or vicarious liability theory [in a § 1983 action], but must be shown to have contributed to the constitutional violation through execution of its policy or custom.”

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