Opinion ID: 2718311
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Heading: Claims Against Colerain Township

Text: In their complaint, plaintiffs also brought claims against the CTPD officers in their official capacity. “A suit against an individual in his official capacity is the equivalent of a suit against the government entity.” Matthews v. Jones, 35 F.3d 1046, 1049 (6th Cir. 1994). However, “[a] municipality can be liable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 only if the plaintiff can demonstrate that his civil - 10 - No. 13-3681 Young v. Owens rights have been violated as a direct result of that municipality's policy or custom or if a failure to train amounts to deliberate indifference to such rights.” Burley, 729 F.3d at 618 (internal quotation marks omitted). Plaintiffs have provided no evidence to prove the existence of a policy or custom that would support a claim against the Township. Moreover, since plaintiffs failed to challenge the district court’s ruling granting the Township summary judgment, they have waived their claim here. See Spirko v. Mitchell, 368 F.3d 603, 612 (6th Cir. 2004).