The following excerpt is from Koresko v. Cook, 1:21-cv-01432-DAD-JLT (E.D. Cal. 2021):
For municipal liability to be imposed, the complaint must allege sufficient facts to demonstrate that an unconstitutional custom caused the plaintiff harm. A custom is "a widespread practice that . . . is so permanent and well-settled as to constitute a custom or usage with the force of law." City of St. Louis v. Praprotnik, 485 U.S. 112, 127 (1988) (internal quotation mark omitted). Consequently, "[l]iability for improper custom may not be predicated on isolated or sporadic incidents; it must be founded upon practices of sufficient duration, frequency and consistency that the conduct has become a traditional method of carrying out that policy." Trevino v. Gates, 99 F.3d 911, 918 (9th Cir. 1996).
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