· 7/16/2001
Romero v. Universal City TX
Citations
- 256 F.3d 349
- 2001 WL 726422
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that there is no automatic right to appointment of counsel in civil rights cases
- holding that there is no automatic right to appointment of counsel in civil rights cases
- holding that district court did not err in dismissing allegations against municipal officers in their official capacities because said allegations “duplicate claims against the respective governmental entities themselves.”
- noting that the official-capacity claims were duplicative of the claims against the governmental entities
- stating that official capacity claims “duplicate claims against the respective governmental entities themselves”
- finding dismissal of claims against officers in their official capacities appropriate when the “allegations duplicate claims against the respective governmental entities themselves”
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Judges: Garza, Stewart, Parker
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