Is a local government entity liable for civil rights violations if it has a policy of inaction?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Gonzalez v. Cnty. of Merced, Case No. 1:16-cv-01682-LJO-SAB (E.D. Cal. 2017):
addition, a local governmental entity may be liable if it has a 'policy of inaction and such inaction amounts to a failure to protect constitutional rights.' " Lee v. City of Los Angeles, 250 F.3d 668, 681 (9th Cir. 2001) (quoting Oviatt v. Pearce, 954 F.2d 1470, 1474 (9th Cir. 1992)).
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