What is the scope of a local government's liability in a civil action?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Langley v. Tulare Police Dep't, CASE NO. 1:16-cv-00336-DAD-SKO (E.D. Cal. 2018):
Local governments (i.e., municipalities) are "persons" subject to suit for "constitutional tort[s]" under 42 U.S.C. 1983. Monell v. Dep't of Soc. Servs., 436 U.S. 658, 691 n.55 (1978)). However, a local government's liability is limited. Although a local government may be held
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