Feirson v. District of Columbia, No. 05-7188.

CourtUnited States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (District of Columbia)
Writing for the CourtBrown
Citation506 F.3d 1063
PartiesBruce FEIRSON and Mary Feirson, Appellants v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, et al., Appellees.
Docket NumberNo. 05-7188.
Decision Date30 October 2007
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64 practice notes
  • Colbert v. Dist. of Columbia, Civil Action No. 13–531 (RMC)
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. United States District Court (Columbia)
    • 13 Diciembre 2013
    ...must allege that a custom or policy of the District of Columbia caused the constitutional violation. Feirson v. District of Columbia, 506 F.3d 1063, 1066 (D.C.Cir.2007) (citing Monell, 436 U.S. at 694, 98 S.Ct. 2018). Further, to state a claim for failure to train or supervise, a plaintiff ......
  • Miller v. D.C. Water & Sewer Auth., No. 17-cv-0840 (KBJ)
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. United States District Court (Columbia)
    • 2 Octubre 2018
    ...the state actor to have committed the alleged violation pursuant to a state custom or policy. See Feirson v. District of Columbia, 506 F.3d 1063, 1066 (D.C. Cir. 2007) (clarifying that Section 1983 liability requires a plaintiff to show not only that a state actor committed the alleged viol......
  • Olaniyi v. Dist. of D.C., Civil Action Nos. 05–455 (RBW), 06–2165(RBW).
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. United States District Court (Columbia)
    • 4 Febrero 2011
    ...of Social Servs. of City of New York, 436 U.S. 658, 694, 98 S.Ct. 2018, 56 L.Ed.2d 611 (1978)); see Feirson v. District of Columbia, 506 F.3d 1063, 1066 (D.C.Cir.2007) (“[T]o impose liability on the District under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, [the plaintiff] must show not only a violation of his right......
  • McDonald v. Salazar, Civil Action No. 08–1696 (RWR).
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. United States District Court (Columbia)
    • 23 Diciembre 2011
    ...those observations. The D.C. Circuit has provided guidance on whether a seizure has occurred, see, e.g., Feirson v. District of Columbia, 506 F.3d 1063, 1067–68 (D.C.Cir.2007) (holding that police officer was not seized when physically attacked by police department personnel as part of trai......
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  • Colbert v. Dist. of Columbia, Civil Action No. 13–531 (RMC)
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. United States District Court (Columbia)
    • 13 Diciembre 2013
    ...must allege that a custom or policy of the District of Columbia caused the constitutional violation. Feirson v. District of Columbia, 506 F.3d 1063, 1066 (D.C.Cir.2007) (citing Monell, 436 U.S. at 694, 98 S.Ct. 2018). Further, to state a claim for failure to train or supervise, a plaintiff ......
  • Miller v. D.C. Water & Sewer Auth., No. 17-cv-0840 (KBJ)
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. United States District Court (Columbia)
    • 2 Octubre 2018
    ...the state actor to have committed the alleged violation pursuant to a state custom or policy. See Feirson v. District of Columbia, 506 F.3d 1063, 1066 (D.C. Cir. 2007) (clarifying that Section 1983 liability requires a plaintiff to show not only that a state actor committed the alleged viol......
  • Olaniyi v. Dist. of D.C., Civil Action Nos. 05–455 (RBW), 06–2165(RBW).
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. United States District Court (Columbia)
    • 4 Febrero 2011
    ...of Social Servs. of City of New York, 436 U.S. 658, 694, 98 S.Ct. 2018, 56 L.Ed.2d 611 (1978)); see Feirson v. District of Columbia, 506 F.3d 1063, 1066 (D.C.Cir.2007) (“[T]o impose liability on the District under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, [the plaintiff] must show not only a violation of his right......
  • McDonald v. Salazar, Civil Action No. 08–1696 (RWR).
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. United States District Court (Columbia)
    • 23 Diciembre 2011
    ...those observations. The D.C. Circuit has provided guidance on whether a seizure has occurred, see, e.g., Feirson v. District of Columbia, 506 F.3d 1063, 1067–68 (D.C.Cir.2007) (holding that police officer was not seized when physically attacked by police department personnel as part of trai......
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