28 Cited authorities

Ashcroft v. Iqbal
556 U.S. 662 (2009) Cited 252,784 times 279 Legal Analyses
Holding that a claim is plausible where a plaintiff's allegations enable the court to draw a "reasonable inference" the defendant is liable
Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Services
436 U.S. 658 (1978) Cited 67,109 times 15 Legal Analyses
Holding that "local government . . . are 'persons'" for purposes of 42 U.S.C. § 1983
Connick v. Thompson
563 U.S. 51 (2011) Cited 7,038 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that not even "four reversals could . . . have put Connick on notice that the office's Brady training was inadequate"
Board of Comm'rs of Bryan County v. Brown
520 U.S. 397 (1997) Cited 12,184 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that a "high degree of predictability may also support an inference of causation—that the municipality's indifference led directly to the very consequence that was so predictable"
Jones v. Williams
297 F.3d 930 (9th Cir. 2002) Cited 4,784 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding district court did not abuse its discretion where it offered "other instructions that enabled the jury to consider issue adequately"
Ivey v. Board of Regents of Univ. of Alaska
673 F.2d 266 (9th Cir. 1982) Cited 10,799 times
Holding that vague and conclusory allegations of official participation in civil rights violations are insufficient to withstand a motion to dismiss
Leer v. Murphy
844 F.2d 628 (9th Cir. 1988) Cited 4,190 times
Holding that individual must have acted, participated in an act, or omitted to perform a legally required act resulting in the deprivation of rights in order to be liable under § 1983
Tsao v. Desert Palace, Inc.
698 F.3d 1128 (9th Cir. 2012) Cited 1,317 times
Holding that, when all federal law claims have been resolved, district court has discretion whether to exercise supplemental jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1367 over remaining state law claims
Hansen v. Black
885 F.2d 642 (9th Cir. 1989) Cited 3,051 times
Holding there must be a "sufficient causal connection between the supervisor's wrongful conduct and the constitutional violation" (citing Thompkins v. Belt, 828 F.2d 298, 303-04 (5th Cir. 1987))
Blankenhorn v. City of Orange
485 F.3d 463 (9th Cir. 2007) Cited 1,284 times
Holding that section 821.6 immunity applies only to acts done in furtherance of an investigation into a crime
Section 1983 - Civil action for deprivation of rights
42 U.S.C. § 1983 Cited 486,959 times 689 Legal Analyses
Holding liable any state actor who "subjects, or causes [a person] to be subjected" to a constitutional violation
Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing
Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 Cited 345,981 times 922 Legal Analyses
Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss

Rayven Vinson et al v. City of Los Angeles et al

28 Cited authorities

Holding that a claim is plausible where a plaintiff's allegations enable the court to draw a "reasonable inference" the defendant is liable

Holding that "local government . . . are 'persons'" for purposes of 42 U.S.C. § 1983

Holding that not even "four reversals could . . . have put Connick on notice that the office's Brady training was inadequate"

Holding that a "high degree of predictability may also support an inference of causation—that the municipality's indifference led directly to the very consequence that was so predictable"

Holding district court did not abuse its discretion where it offered "other instructions that enabled the jury to consider issue adequately"

Holding that vague and conclusory allegations of official participation in civil rights violations are insufficient to withstand a motion to dismiss

Holding that individual must have acted, participated in an act, or omitted to perform a legally required act resulting in the deprivation of rights in order to be liable under § 1983

Holding that, when all federal law claims have been resolved, district court has discretion whether to exercise supplemental jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1367 over remaining state law claims

Holding there must be a "sufficient causal connection between the supervisor's wrongful conduct and the constitutional violation" (citing Thompkins v. Belt, 828 F.2d 298, 303-04 (5th Cir. 1987))

Holding that section 821.6 immunity applies only to acts done in furtherance of an investigation into a crime

Holding liable any state actor who "subjects, or causes [a person] to be subjected" to a constitutional violation

Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss