4.6.7 Section 1983 – Liability in Connection with the Actions of Another – Municipalities Liability Through – Inadequate Training or Supervision Model [Plaintiff] claims that [municipality] adopted a policy of [inadequate training] [inadequate supervision], and that this policy caused the violation of [specify right]. [plaintiff’s] In order to hold [municipality] liable for the violation of [specify right], you [plaintiff’s] must find that [plaintiff] has proved each of the following three things by a preponderance of the evidence: First: training program was inadequate to train its employees to carry out [[Municipality’s] their duties] [[municipality] failed adequately to supervise its employees]. Second: failure to [adequately train] [adequately supervise] amounted to [Municipality’s] deliberate indifference to the fact that inaction would obviously result in the violation of [specify right]. Third: failure to [adequately train] [adequately supervise] proximately [Municipality’s] caused the violation of [specify right]. In order to find that failure to [adequately train] [adequately supervise] [municipality’s] amounted to deliberate indifference, you must find that [plaintiff] has proved each of the following three things by a preponderance of the evidence: First: [Governing body] or [policymaking official] knew that employees would confront a particular situation. Second: The situation involved [a matter that employees had a history of mishandling]. Third: The wrong choice by an employee in that situation will frequently cause a deprivation of [specify right]. In order to find that failure to [adequately train] [adequately supervise] [municipality’s] proximately caused the violation of federal right, you must find that [plaintiff] has [plaintiff’s] proved by a preponderance of the evidence that deliberate indifference led directly [municipality’s] to the deprivation of [specify right]. [plaintiff’s] Comment
4.6.7 Section 1983 – Liability in Connection with the Actions of Another – Municipalities – Liability Through Inadequate Training or Supervision Model [Plaintiff] claims that [municipality] adopted a policy of [inadequate training] [inadequate supervision], and that this policy caused the violation of [plaintiff’s] [specify right]. In order to hold [municipality] liable for the violation of [plaintiff’s] [specify right], you must find that [plaintiff] has proved each of the following three things by a preponderance of the evidence: First: [[Municipality’s] training program was inadequate to train its employees to carry out their duties] [[municipality] failed adequately to supervise its employees]. Second: [Municipality’s] failure to [adequately train] [adequately supervise] amounted to deliberate indifference to the fact that inaction would obviously result in the violation of [specify right]. Third: [Municipality’s] failure to [adequately train] [adequately supervise] proximately caused the violation of [specify right]. In order to find that [municipality’s] failure to [adequately train] [adequately supervise] amounted to deliberate indifference, you must find that [plaintiff] has proved each of the following three things by a preponderance of the evidence: First: [Governing body] or [policymaking official] knew that employees would confront a particular situation. Second: The situation involved [a matter that employees had a history of mishandling]. Third: The wrong choice by an employee in that situation will frequently cause a deprivation of [specify right]. In order to find that [municipality’s] failure to [adequately train] [adequately supervise] proximately caused the violation of [plaintiff’s] federal right, you must find that [plaintiff] has proved by a preponderance of the evidence that [municipality’s] deliberate indifference led directly to the deprivation of [plaintiff’s] [specify right]. Comment
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