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· 4/19/1988

Oceanic Butler, Inc. v. Nordahl

Citations

  • 842 F.2d 773
  • 1988 WL 27426

How courts have described this case

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

  • applying the same standard to inadequate 13 supervision claims and inadequate training claims
  • “Canton dealt specifically with [municipal liability for] inadequate training. We see no principled reason to apply a different standard to inadequate supervision.”
  • “A plaintiff cannot prove the existence of a municipal policy or custom based solely on the occurrence of a single incident of unconstitutional action by a non-policymaking employee.”
  • “A plaintiff cannot prove the existence of a municipal policy or custom based solely on the occurrence of a single incident of unconstitutional action by a non-policymaking employee.” (emphasis in original)
  • “A plaintiff cannot prove the existence of a 21 municipal policy or custom based solely on the occurrence of a single incident of unconstitutional 22 action by a non-policymaking employee.” (collecting cases)
  • “A plaintiff cannot prove the existence of a municipal policy or custom based 4 solely on the occurrence of a single incident of unconstitutional action by a non-policymaking 5 employee.” (collecting cases)

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Judges: Garza, Higginbotham, Smith

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