Wragg v. Village of Thornton

Dist. Ct. did not err in granting defendants-Village officials’ motion for summary judgment in section 1983 motion alleging that Village violated plaintiff’s substantive due process rights by retaining fire chief (who had sexually molested 16-year-old plaintiff) despite knowledge of fire chief’s prior improprieties with other minors. Quorum of Village’s board of trustees had no knowledge of fire chief’s prior sexual misconduct, and even if Village President could be construed as final decision-maker who had heard rumors of fire chief’s improprieties, Village President lacked specific knowledge that retention of fire chief posed substantial risk to plaintiff.