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· 4/15/1868

Pratt v. Craft

Citations

  • 20 La. 291

How courts have described this case

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  • granting motion to dismiss where the plaintiff 23 made no allegations that his injuries resulted from the private entity’s polices or customs
  • finding no state action, and dismissing Section 1983 complaint, where private security guards at federal building allegedly tackled and handcuffed plaintiff
  • allegations suggesting “that the security guards had some power to detain a person on the premises, temporarily confiscate personal property . . . , and place a person in handcuffs” were “insufficient under the public function test”

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Judges: Ilsley

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