Henry J. Bennett, Jr. v. City of Slidell, Gerry Hinton, B.E. McDaniel Nunzio Giordano, and Patrick J. Berrigan

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1984-07-09

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PER CURIAM: This court unanimously agrees upon the following statement: A municipality is liable under § 1983 for a deprivation of rights protected by the Constitution or federal laws that is inflicted pursuant to official policy. Official policy is: 1. A pol…

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