William G. Perkins, Jr. And Connie Perkins v. John L. Lawson

How courts have described this case

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

• explaining that, to make a Monell claim, plaintiffs must show the policy is what caused the injury
• explaining that respondeat superior theory of liability is not available under § 1983
• finding no deliberate indifference when steps were taken to obtain treatment for inmate
• “Under § 1983, there is no respondeat superior liability.”
• noting no § 1983 respondeat superior liability

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).