S.L. Ex Rel. K.L. v. Pierce Township Board of Trustees

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that an “official-capacity” suit against a government official is treated as a suit against the government entity itself
• dismissing an Ohio negligent supervision claim because plaintiff could not show underlying § 1983 constitutional violation that served as the basis for state law negligence claim
• “[A] prerequisite of supervisory liability under § 1983 is unconstitutional conduct by a subordinate of the supervisor.”

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