Punch and Jurists

Jones v. Town of New Haven, No. 10-4731-cv (L) (2nd Cir.) (691 F.3d 72) (August 1, 2012) (Judge Pierre N. Leval) by In plaintiff's suit against a town brought under 42 U.S.C. section 1983, for the killing of her son by a police officer, alleging numerous claims, including that the …

Agredano v. U.S., No. 2008-5114 (Fed. Cir.) (598 F.3d 1278) (February 17, 2010) (Judge Haldane Robert Mayer) by Because the Federal Circuit has no jurisdiction over criminal cases (it primarily deals with patent and trademark appeals and appeals from the Federal Court of Claims), we rarely review cases from this …

In Re Search of the Rayburn House, Rm. No. 2113, No. 06-0231 M-01 (D.D.C.) (432 F.Supp.2d 100) (July 10, 2006) (Judge Michael R. Hogan) by Congressman William Jefferson filed a motion under Fed. R. Crim. P. 41 for return of property in which he argued that the execution of a …

Monell v. Department of Soc. Servs. of New York, No. 75-1914 (U.S. Supreme Court) (436 U.S. 658; 98 S.Ct. 2018) (June 6, 1978) (Justice Brennan) by In this seminal case on the scope of municipal liability in a civil rights lawsuit and the availability of the defense of absolute and/or …

City of Canton v. Harris, No. 86-1088 (U.S. Supreme Court) (489 U.S. 378; 109 S.Ct. 1197) (February 28, 1989) (Justice White) by In this case, the Court held that deliberate indifference was the minimum standard of culpability necessary to maintain a § 1983 due process action against a municipality for …

Snyder v. Trepagnier, No. 96-30935 (5th Cir.) (142 F.3d 791) (May 27, 1998) (Judge Jerry E. Smith) by Case held that a municipality could not be held liable in a § 1983 action for damages under a "code of silence" theory.