Richard Atchinson v. District of Columbia

U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit · Decided 1996-01-19

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Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL. TATEL, Circuit Judge: In this action by a victim of a police shooting, we consider the pleading requirements for a complaint alleging that a municipality violated a plaintiffs civil rights by failing to train or supervise its police officers. Applying the Supreme Court’s holding in Leatherman…

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