Section 1983 complaint of civil rights violations dismissed for failure to state a cause of action
2016 NY Slip Op 00881, Appellate Division, First Department
In this action brought against the City of New York for alleged violations of the federal Civil Rights Act, 42 USC §1983, the Appellate Division found that the “complaint failed to state a cause of action … as [the] plaintiff alleged only a single instance of wrongful conduct by a municipal employee without authority to make decisions regarding official policy.”
The Appellate Division noted that “The conclusory allegation of wrongful hiring and training, standing alone, cannot support a §1983 claim.”
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