· 10/28/1915
Sheeran v. Tucker
Citations
- 166 Ky. 483
- 179 S.W. 426
- 1915 Ky. LEXIS 717
How courts have described this case
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- concluding that an allegation regarding a single shooting five years before that which allegedly occurred in plaintiff’s cases sufficiently supported a claim of unconstitutional custom of failure to adequately investigate excessive force claims
- holding that an allegation that a city did not train its officers on the use of force vis-à-vis fleeing suspects was sufficient to plead a failure-to- train claim at the motion to dismiss stage
- finding allegation concerning a single shooting that occurred five years before the events underlying plaintiff’s case sufficient to support claim of unconstitutional custom of failure to adequately investigate claims of excessive force
- “[A p]laintiff must also establish that the City’s failure to train its officers actually caused the deprivation of [the p]laintiff’s rights.”
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