No. 19-593

City of Camden, New Jersey v. Alanda Forrest

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2019-11-06
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: civil-rights constitutional-violations due-process legal-standard monell-doctrine monell-liability monell-v-department-of-social-services municipal-liability policy-custom policy-or-custom policymaker-notice untrained-or-unsupervised-employees
Latest Conference: 2020-01-10
Question Presented (from Petition)

What, under Monell v. Dep't of Soc. Serus., 436 U.S. 658 (1978), and its progeny, constitutes a pattern of similar constitutional violations by untrained and/or unsupervised employees?

What constitutes the kind of notice for which a policymaker can be held liable under Monell's "policy or custom" requirement?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

What constitutes a pattern of similar constitutional violations by untrained and/or unsupervised employees under Monell v. Dep't of Soc. Servs.?

Docket Entries

2020-01-13
Petition DENIED.
2019-12-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
2019-11-04
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 6, 2019)

Attorneys

City of Camden
Daniel Edward RybeckWeir & Partners LLP, Petitioner
Brett A. DattoWeir & Partners LLP, Petitioner