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221499P.pdf 06/29/2023 Keith Kiefer v. Isanti County
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 22-1499
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
[PUBLISHED] [Erickson, Author, with Shepherd and Grasz, Circuit Judges]
Civil case - Civil rights. Plaintiff alleged his prosecution under the
County's Solid Waste Ordinance violated his civil rights. The district
court did not err in determining that plaintiff failed to plausibly allege
the existence of an official policy for his Monell claim against the
County; nor did he allege sufficient facts to state a claim for violation
of his rights through an unofficial policy; without a constitutional
violation, there can be no Section 1983 liability; viewing the complaint
in the light most favorable to plaintiff, he failed to plead sufficient
factual content that would allow a court to draw a reasonable inference
that the County fabricated evidence or prosecuted him knowing the Solid
Waste Ordinance was not applicable to him.