· 12/9/1997
Quinn v. Ingham
Citations
- 185 F.R.D. 296
- 42 Collier Bankr. Cas. 2d 1156
- 1997 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 23529
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “Naming a municipal department as a defendant is not an 24 appropriate means of pleading a § 1983 action against a municipality.”
- “if individuals are being sued in their official capacity as 24 1 municipal officials and the municipal entity itself is also being sued, then claims against the 2 individuals are duplicative and should be dismissed.”
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Judges: Schlatter
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