context: In order for Umani to defeat defendants' claim for qualified immunity, he must first establish that a constitutional right was violated. Since we have concluded that Umani has failed to allege facts or to provide evidence sufficient to establish that a race-based or class-of-one equal protection violation was committed by the defendants, his conspiracy claim under SS 1985(3) also fails.
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.identifier: 86 Fed.Appx. 96, 103
citation_a.parenthetical: where plaintiff failed to show that defendants discriminated against him or committed an equal protection violation, he also failed to prove a conspiracy claim under SS 1985(3
citation_a.sentence: See Wiley v. Oberlin Police Dep’t, 330 Fed.Appx. 524, 530 (6th Cir.2009)(where plaintiff failed to show an underlying constitutional violation that injured her, plaintiff cannot prevail on her conspiracy claim); Thompson v. City of Memphis, 86 Fed.Appx. 96, 103 (6th Cir.2004) (where plaintiff failed to show that defendants discriminated against him or committed an equal protection violation, he also failed to prove a conspiracy claim under § 1985(3)); cf. Hooks v. Hooks, 771 F.2d 935, 944 (6th Cir.1985)(a civil conspiracy under § 1983 requires proof of an overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy that caused injury to the plaintiff).
citation_b.signal: cf.
citation_b.identifier: 771 F.2d 935, 944
citation_b.parenthetical: a civil conspiracy under SS 1983 requires proof of an overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy that caused injury to the plaintiff
citation_b.sentence: See Wiley v. Oberlin Police Dep’t, 330 Fed.Appx. 524, 530 (6th Cir.2009)(where plaintiff failed to show an underlying constitutional violation that injured her, plaintiff cannot prevail on her conspiracy claim); Thompson v. City of Memphis, 86 Fed.Appx. 96, 103 (6th Cir.2004) (where plaintiff failed to show that defendants discriminated against him or committed an equal protection violation, he also failed to prove a conspiracy claim under § 1985(3)); cf. Hooks v. Hooks, 771 F.2d 935, 944 (6th Cir.1985)(a civil conspiracy under § 1983 requires proof of an overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy that caused injury to the plaintiff).