Larry R. Dorsey, Plaintiff-appellant, v. City of Baltimore, Defendant-appellee,andrichard Phillips, a Baltimore City Police Officer, Defendant, 833 F.2d 309 (4th Cir. 1987)

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US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit - 833 F.2d 309 (4th Cir. 1987) Submitted Sept. 29, 1987. Decided Nov. 6, 1987

Larry R. Dorsey, appellant pro se.

Benjamin L. Brown, J. Shawn Alcarese, Baltimore City Law Department, for appellee.

Before SPROUSE and ERVIN, Circuit Judges, and BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge.

PER CURIAM:


Larry R. Dorsey appeals the district court's order granting the City of Baltimore's motion to dismiss his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. Our review of the record discloses that this appeal is without merit. Dorsey has made no allegations in the papers he has filed in district court or on appeal suggesting that his constitutional rights were violated due to a municipal policy or custom. Contrary to Dorsey's assertion, a city may not be held liable under Sec. 1983 based on the theory of respondeat superior. Monell v. Department of Social Services, 436 U.S. 658, 690-91 (1978). Therefore, we affirm the judgment below. We dispense with oral argument because it would not significantly aid the decisional process.

AFFIRMED.

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