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ADAMS v. CITY OF NEW HAVEN

No. 3:14-cv-00778 (JAM).

JOSEPH ADAMS, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF NEW HAVEN, DEAN M. ESSERMAN, Chief of Police, VARIOUS UNNAMED NEW HAVEN POLICE OFFICERS, SUPERVISORS OF VARIOUS UNNAMED NEW HAVEN POLICE OFFICERS, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Connecticut.

April 8, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Adams, Plaintiff, represented by Max L. Rosenberg , Rosenberg and Press LLC & William J. Whewell , Rosenberg and Press LLC.

City of New Haven, Defendant, represented by Michael A. Wolak, III , Office Of Corporation Counsel.

New Haven Police Department, Defendant, represented by Michael A. Wolak, III , Office Of Corporation Counsel.

Dean M. Esserman, Chief, Defendant, represented by Michael A. Wolak, III , Office Of Corporation Counsel.

RULING GRANTING MOTION TO DISMISS

It has long been the rule in federal courts that a municipality is not liable for the constitutional violations of its employees unless those violations resulted from a municipal policy, practice, or custom. See Monell v. Dep't of Soc. Servs. of City of New York...

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