Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Sampson v. Gilmere
476 U.S. 1124
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1986-05-19
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- holding that supervisors were not liable for the shooting death of suspect where Plaintiff failed to establish that supervisors actually exercised control over the officer in connection with the shooting
- allowing recovery under § 1983 on two theories: violations of substantive due process and of the fourth amendment
- guardian does act under color of state law
Citator
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C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied.