Opinion ID: 184117
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Macomb County:

Text: The district court also granted summary judgment in favor of Macomb County. On appeal, Cleary argues that Macomb County is not entitled to summary judgment because questions of fact remain “regarding whether the constitutional deprivations in the arrest of Cleary, the withholding of exculpatory and impeaching information, and the misrepresentation of such information were caused by the County’s custom, policy and practice of not training, supervising, or acquiescing in the unconstitutional conduct of its officers.” Under Monell v. Department of Social Services, 436 U.S. 658 (1978), a municipality may be liable to a plaintiff under § 1983 if the plaintiff demonstrates that a constitutional violation occurred and that it was the result of a “policy or custom” of the municipality. Id. at 694. Where, as here, there is no constitutional violation, there can be no municipal liability. Accordingly the district court properly granted summary judgment in favor of Macomb County.