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Tenth Circuit· 3/18/2009

Moss v. Kopp

Citations

  • 559 F.3d 1155
  • 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 5752
  • 2009 WL 692832

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • finding that plaintiffs did not state a claim against a city in part because it did not allege that city’ policymaker approved the alleged unconstitutional conduct
  • explaining that “as long as the government entity receives notice and an opportunity to respond, an official-capacity suit is, in all respects other than name, to be treated as a suit against the entity”
  • stating that an official’s quasi- judicial immunity derives from judicial immunity
  • stating that an official’s quasi-judicial immunity derives from judicial immunity
  • affirming Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal because plaintiffs failed to allege any conduct by the sheriff or county apart from their employees’ actions
  • affirming dismissal of Monell claim where plaintiffs essentially claimed that conduct of deputies alone could support municipal liability

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Judges: Lucero, Holloway, Ebel

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