conduct and decisions must necessarily be considered those of one “whose edicts or acts may fairly be said to represent official policy” for which the county may be held responsible under Section 1983. Monell v. Department of Social Services, 436 U.S. [658], 694, 98 S.Ct. [2018], 2038 [56 L.Ed.2d 611] [(1978)]. Familias Unidas v. Briscoe, 619 F.2d 391, 404 (5th Cir. 1980). But see Van Ooteghem v. Gray, 654 F.2d 304, 305-306 (5th Cir. 1981) (en banc) (The 'case was remanded to the district court to determine whether a Texas county was a local government unit and could be sued as a “person” under Section 1983. The remand was precipitated because of the contention that Texas counties are agencies or departments of the state.). Cf. Barrett v. Thomas, 649 F.2d 1193, 1201 (5th Cir. 1981) (<HOLDING>). 3 . White contended in his brief to this
holding county liable along with sheriff thomas for an attorneys fee award even though the county was not named in the suit and was denied an opportunity to intervene because sheriff thomass actions under article 6869 represented county policy holding that the grant county prosecutor had a statutory duty to be legal advisor to the county clerk even though she was not embroiled in litigation in which the county was the real party in interest holding that suit against county sheriff in his official capacity was suit against county holding that the lehigh county sheriff is a county officer rather than a state officer holding that the sheriff when investigating crimes acts as a county officer