Opinion ID: 172061
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Heading: County Liability for Systemic Injury

Text: Martinez finally argues that if no single individual county employee is found liable, the county may still be liable for a systemic injury caused by the interactive behavior of several government officials, each of whom may be acting in good faith. Aplt. Br. at 27 (citing Owen v. City of Independence, 445 U.S. 622, 652, 100 S.Ct. 1398, 63 L.Ed.2d 673 (1980)). As evidence of a systemic injury, Martinez outlines the same concerns discussed above regarding lack of officer training and detention center policies (1) to not administer breath analyzer tests to people arrested for public intoxication, and (2) to allow intoxicated detainees to sober up in a cell for four to six hours prior to booking. To the extent this argument pertains to the county's customs and policies, it has been addressed above. To the extent this argument suggests that the county can be liable, even if no individual government actor is liable, it is precluded by our prior precedent. See, e.g., Olsen, 312 F.3d at 1318 (We will not hold a municipality liable for constitutional violations when there was no underlying constitutional violation by any of its officers. (internal quotation marks and alterations omitted)).