42 U.S.C. § 1983

Section 1983 requires a defendant to have participated in the alleged constitutional violation to be personally liable.

Sheppard v. Ludwig · filed 2020-02-12

For a prison official to be liable, he or she must have participated in some way with the alleged constitutional violation.

Section 1983 does not impose liability on a prison official for denying review of a grievance absent knowledge of ongoing unconstitutional conduct.

Jones v. Lawrence · filed 2020-02-12

There are no facts alleged which indicate that Lawrence had knowledge of ongoing unconstitutional conduct. He reviewed one grievance in which Plaintiff complained of two attempted assaults that had not resulted in any harm, and there was no tangible threat to Plaintiff’s safety described. As such, Count 8 fails to state a claim for relief and will be dismissed without prejudice.

Section 1983 requires an individual defendant to have caused or participated in the constitutional deprivation.

LaFollette v. St. Clair County, IL Jail · filed 2020-02-12

Section 1983 creates a cause of action based on personal liability and predicated upon fault; thus, “to be liable under [Section] 1983, an individual defendant must have caused or participated in a constitutional deprivation.” Pepper v. Village of Oak Park, 430 F.3d 809, 810 (7th Cir. 2005) (citations omitted).

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to allege each defendant’s personal involvement in the unconstitutional conduct.

Barfield v. Fender · filed 2020-02-12

When, as here, individuals are merely named as defendants in a § 1983 action without any supporting factual allegations of specific unconstitutional conduct in the body of the Complaint, the Complaint must be dismissed.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal participation in the alleged violation; mere presence at the scene is insufficient.

Priest v. Holbrook · filed 2020-02-13

However, as the Ninth Circuit explained in Jones, mere presence at the scene of a constitutional violation is not enough to show personal, integral participation in the alleged violation.

Section 1983 requires an official’s integral participation in the alleged rights violation for individual liability.

Borawick v. City of Los Angeles · filed 2020-02-13

Liability under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 is predicated on an official’s “integral participation” in the alleged violation of a constitutional or statutory right. ... As neither Gonzalez nor Calderon were involved in Borawick’s arrest and handcuffing, the district court properly dismissed her claims against those officers.

Section 1983 can impose liability on an official whose instructions foreseeably cause the warrantless removal of a child.

Chatman v. Ferrell · filed 2020-02-13

It was reasonably foreseeable that, after speaking to Mr. Sullivan, the Squad would remove EVTP in reliance on his instructions. The Court therefore rejects Defendants’ argument. Because all four prongs have been met, Plaintiffs have established a prima facie case against all defendants under § 1983 based on the warrantless removal of EVTP and JLC.

Section 1983 requires facts linking each defendant’s conduct to the alleged deprivation; vague allegations against defendants as a group are insufficient.

(PC) Barba v. Smith · filed 2020-02-13

To state a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the plaintiff must allege an actual connection or link between the actions of the named defendants and the alleged deprivations. ... There are no individual factual allegations against either defendant Smith or Ashe.

Section 1983 requires a prison official’s personal involvement in unconstitutional conduct; reviewing a grievance without knowledge of ongoing misconduct does not establish liability.

Jones v. Doe 1 · filed 2020-02-13

That said, an official may be subject to liability if he or she “knows about unconstitutional conduct and facilitates, approves, condones, or ‘turn[s] a blind eye’ to it.” Perez v. Fenoglio, 792 F.3d 768, 781 (7th Cir. 2015). ... There are no facts alleged which indicate that Lawrence had knowledge of ongoing unconstitutional conduct.

Section 1983 requires personal involvement in the alleged constitutional deprivation for individual liability.

RUTHERFORD v. KELLY · filed 2020-02-13

“Individual liability under § 1983… requires personal involvement in the alleged constitutional deprivation.”

Section 1983 requires a defendant's personal involvement in the alleged constitutional deprivation.

Centonze v. Munson · filed 2020-02-13

At this time, the Court finds that the complaint sufficiently alleges the personal involvement of Defendant DeForest.

Section 1983 requires personal involvement in an alleged constitutional violation for individual liability.

Bergquist v. Milazzo · filed 2020-02-14

Individual liability under Section 1983 requires personal involvement in the alleged constitutional violation.

Section 1983 requires a connection between each defendant’s actions and the alleged deprivation of rights.

(PC) Page v. Gates · filed 2020-02-18

The statute plainly requires that there be an actual connection or link between ... the actions of each named defendant and the deprivation alleged to have been suffered by ... Plaintiff.

Section 1983 requires personal involvement in the underlying constitutional violation; mishandling or denying grievances alone does not state a claim.

Brown v. Jeffreys · filed 2020-02-18

The mishandling or denying of grievances by those not personally involved in the underlying constitutional violation does not state a claim.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged deprivation; a defendant cannot be held responsible for another person’s misconduct.

Young, Jr. v. Shah · filed 2020-02-18

There is no evidence in the record Defendant had any personal involvement in Plaintiff’s cell assignment. Defendant Wise cannot be held responsible for any misconduct of others.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s direct personal involvement in the alleged deprivation of constitutional rights.

FISHER v. PRATT · filed 2020-02-18

In the § 1983 context, these principles require a “showing of direct responsibility” by the named defendant and reject any “theory of liability” in which defendants played “no affirmative part in depriving any[one] . . . of any constitutional rights.”

Section 1983 requires a causal connection between each defendant’s acts or omissions and the plaintiff’s injury.

Elisens v. Auburn Community Hospital · filed 2020-02-18

As such, for a plaintiff to recover in a section 1983 action, he must establish a causal connection between the acts or omissions of each defendant and any injury or damages he suffered as a result of those acts or omissions. ... The Court construes these claims to be only against Dr. Bilal.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged constitutional violation; ignoring or referring a prisoner’s protest letter does not suffice.

Velazquez v. State of New York · filed 2020-02-18

Stanford and Annucci are alleged only to have ignored Plaintiff’s letter of protest; at most, it is possible that either Stanford or Annucci or both referred the matter to Enright to resolve, but even that would not be sufficient to state personal involvement under § 1983.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged violation; a supervisor’s position alone does not establish liability for a subordinate’s conduct.

Green v. Klinefetter · filed 2020-02-18

Individual liability can be imposed under section 1983 only if the state actor played an “affirmative part” in the alleged misconduct and “cannot be predicated solely on the operation of respondeat superior.”

Section 1983 permits individual liability only for a person who is personally responsible for a constitutional deprivation.

Neas v. Koehler · filed 2020-02-19

Under section 1983, an individual can be liable only if he or she is personally responsible for a constitutional deprivation. ... Because the plaintiff does not describe any actionable conduct by PT Erik or the unknown nurse, the court will dismiss them as defendants.

Section 1983 imposes individual liability only on defendants personally involved in a constitutional deprivation.

Huertas v. Waite · filed 2020-02-19

Individual liability under § 1983 is predicated on a defendant’s personal involvement in the constitutional deprivation. ... Accordingly, the court will dismiss these individuals from the case based on their lack of personal involvement.

Section 1983 requires an affirmative link between a defendant’s actions and the claimed deprivation.

(PC) Chambers v. McFadden-Jensen · filed 2020-02-19

There can be no liability under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 unless there is some affirmative link or connection between a defendant’s actions and the claimed deprivation.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to link each defendant’s actions to the alleged deprivation of rights.

(PC) Blankenship v. California Forensic Medical Group · filed 2020-02-19

To state a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the plaintiff must allege an actual connection or link between the actions of the named defendants and the alleged deprivations.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff seeking damages from an individual defendant to allege how that defendant caused a violation of the plaintiff’s federal rights.

Hudson v. Neuschmid · filed 2020-02-19

First, the complaint does not link any defendant to the claims. Hudson’s allegations that unidentified persons denied him visits on unspecified dates are inadequate to proceed against any particular person.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged wrong.

Arbolay v. Vettori · filed 2020-02-19

A defendant in a civil rights action “cannot be held responsible for a constitutional violation which he [] neither participated in nor approved,” personal involvement in the alleged wrong is required.

Section 1983 requires each individual defendant to have personally violated the plaintiff’s rights.

Sabet v. City of North Chicago Illinois · filed 2020-02-20

Section 1983 suits are predicated on individual liability—that is, each individual defendant must have personally violated Plaintiff’s rights to be liable under § 1983.

Section 1983 requires a medical provider’s personal involvement in a prisoner’s care or treatment for liability on a deliberate indifference claim.

Ratliff, Everett v. Hentz, Anthony · filed 2020-02-20

Finally, a medical provider cannot be held liable for deliberate indifference under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 unless the provider was personally involved with the prisoner’s medical care or treatment.

Section 1983 requires allegations of each defendant's personal involvement in the alleged constitutional violation; grouping defendants together is insufficient.

Carter v. Munoz · filed 2020-02-20

For example, the operative pleading does not contain the requisite personal involvement of many of the named Defendants, see Rode v. Dellarciprete, 845 F.2d 1195, 1207 (3d Cir. 1988); ... Therefore, the Court will grant the motions to dismiss.

Section 1983 requires an individual defendant to have been personally involved in the wrongful conduct.

Lucas v. Wilmington Police Department · filed 2020-02-20

Liability in a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action is personal in nature, and to be liable, a defendant must have been personally involved in the wrongful conduct.

Section 1983 requires personal involvement in the alleged wrongdoing; a supervisory role alone does not establish individual liability.

Morrison v. Varano · filed 2020-02-20

Morrison seeks to impose liability on Defendants Varano and Nye based on their supervisory roles at the prison, not based on their personal involvement in the underlying conduct.

Section 1983 requires a defendant to cause or participate in a constitutional violation; denying an inmate grievance alone does not establish personal involvement.

Conner, Eric v. Schwenn, Heather · filed 2020-02-21

To be held liable under § 1983, a defendant must have caused or participated in constitutional violation. ... Ruling against plaintiff on his inmate complaint or grievance does not qualify as personal involvement in a constitutional violation and is not enough to state a claim.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff suing defendants in their individual capacities to show that each personally participated in the deprivation of the plaintiff’s rights.

(PC) Ramirez-Salgado v. Lewis · filed 2020-02-21

Under Section 1983, a plaintiff bringing an individual capacity claim must demonstrate that each defendant personally participated in the deprivation of his rights.

Section 1983 damages liability for an individual defendant requires proof of that defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged wrong.

Gray v. Village of Ravena · filed 2020-02-21

Third, even if Plaintiff’s claim was cognizable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the Court agrees with Defendants that the admissible evidence does not sufficiently establish personal involvement by the individual Defendants.

Section 1983 requires facts showing each defendant’s direct and personal involvement in the alleged constitutional deprivation.

Hobbs v. Lasco · filed 2020-02-21

Additionally, a plaintiff asserting claims under § 1983 must allege facts showing the defendants’ direct and personal involvement in the alleged constitutional deprivation.

Section 1983 damages require a defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged constitutional deprivation.

Schlosser v. Elzia · filed 2020-02-24

Furthermore, because Schlosser has failed to allege that any of the named defendants were personally involved in assigning to Schlosser probation officers who were not licensed mental health probation officers, Schlosser has failed to establish a plausible constitutional violation against them.

Section 1983 requires an individual defendant to have caused or participated in a constitutional deprivation.

El v. Godinez · filed 2020-02-24

Under § 1983, an individual must have “caused or participated in a constitutional deprivation.”

A defendant’s personal involvement in an alleged deprivation under § 1983 can be a question for the jury when material facts are disputed.

Hardy v. Illinois Department of Corrections · filed 2020-02-24

First, Defendants Butler, Walls and Crain argue that they cannot be liable under § 1983 without direct, personal involvement. ... Based on Hardy’s testimony regarding his interactions with these Defendants, the Court finds that the record contains issues of disputed material facts that a jury must decide as to whether these Defendants were personally involved in the denial of Hardy’s medical treatment.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged constitutional violation; allegations that officers directly participated in the force, seizure, and arrest satisfy that requirement.

Bruckman v. Green County · filed 2020-02-24

Drawing all reasonable inferences in Plaintiff’s favor, the PTAC sufficiently alleges that DelVecchio and Feml were present at and directly participated in the use of force, seizure, and arrest against Plaintiff.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to show each defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged constitutional deprivation.

Jackson v. Annucci · filed 2020-02-24

It is well settled in the Second Circuit that “to establish a defendant’s individual liability in a suit brought under § 1983, a plaintiff must show . . . the defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged constitutional deprivation.” Grullon v. City of New Haven, 720 F.3d 133, 138 (2d Cir. 2013). ... Here, plaintiff fails to allege the named defendants’ personal involvement in the deprivation of due process.

Section 1983 damages require a defendant’s personal or direct involvement in the alleged violation.

Vasquez v. The County of Rockland · filed 2020-02-24

To recover damages under Section 1983, a plaintiff must allege “sufficient facts to demonstrate that defendants were personally or directly involved in the alleged violation.”

Section 1983 requires allegations that each individual defendant was personally responsible for the constitutional violation.

Kirksey v. Thorne · filed 2020-02-25

A Section 1983 lawsuit may not proceed against individuals who are not alleged to be personally responsible for the constitutional violation.

Section 1983 requires a causal link between a defendant and the alleged constitutional deprivation.

(PC) Smith v. Municipality of Fresno County · filed 2020-02-25

The assigned magistrate judge construed plaintiff’s filings as motions seeking injunctive relief and issued findings and recommendations on November 26, 2019 recommending that both motions be denied on the grounds that: ... plaintiff had failed to allege a causal link between the defendants and the alleged constitutional deprivation as well as whether they played a role in the imposition of the challenged restitution order. ... Having carefully reviewed the entire file, the court finds the findings and recommendations to be supported by the record and proper analysis.

Section 1983 requires an affirmative link between a defendant’s actions and the claimed deprivation.

(PC) Warren v. Singh · filed 2020-02-25

There can be no liability under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 unless there is some affirmative link or connection between a defendant’s actions and the claimed deprivation.

Section 1983 requires facts showing an individual defendant’s direct and personal involvement in the alleged constitutional deprivation.

Zeng v. City of New York · filed 2020-02-25

To state a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, a plaintiff must allege facts showing the defendants’ direct and personal involvement in the alleged constitutional deprivation.

Section 1983 does not make a supervisor personally liable for a completed constitutional violation merely because the supervisor later denies a grievance about it.

Carzoglio v. Abrams · filed 2020-02-25

Because the alleged May 19, 2017 and June 8, 2017 searches were discrete incidents, rather than ongoing violations, Plaintiff has not adequately alleged that Vollmer was personally involved merely by denying Plaintiff’s grievance.

Section 1983 requires facts showing an official’s personal involvement in the alleged violation; allegations identifying each defendant’s role can satisfy that requirement.

Casey v. Woodson · filed 2020-02-26

To hold an official liable under § 1983, the plaintiff must state facts to affirmatively show that the officer acted personally to deprive the plaintiff of, or violate his, constitutional rights. ... Casey’s amendments to the complaint clarify how each defendant was personally involved in the alleged violations, however.

Section 1983 does not make officials liable for a denial of medical care in which they had no personal involvement.

Fugate, Todd v. Birdsil, Brandon · filed 2020-02-26

Most of the defendants had no role in denying plaintiff pain medication after his surgery. ... These defendants cannot be held responsible for plaintiff’s not receiving pain medication before August 20.

Section 1983 requires allegations linking each defendant’s own conduct to the alleged constitutional deprivation; vicarious liability alone does not suffice.

Jackson v. Covello et.al. · filed 2020-02-26

“Because vicarious liability is inapplicable to . . . §1983 suits, a plaintiff must plead that each government-official defendant, through the official’s own individual actions, has violated the Constitution.” ... There are no factual allegations linking Defendants Covello or Juarez to any of his claims regarding alleged constitutional violations. Thus, for these reasons, the Court finds that Plaintiff’s claims against Covello and Juarez must be dismissed for failing to state a claim upon which relief may be granted.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to establish each defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged deprivation.

Aiello v. Lamitie · filed 2020-02-26

Accordingly, the Court finds that no reasonable trier of fact could find that Plaintiffs established the personal involvement of Defendants Dawes, Hyde, Kennth, Williams, Fairbrothers, Ashley, Parrish, Bumbolo, Cook, Taylor, and Fical for Plaintiffs' wrongful detention claim.

Section 1983 requires each plaintiff to show that each defendant personally participated in the alleged retaliation.

FRAZIER v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA · filed 2020-02-26

In this case, there are three Plaintiffs and three Defendants and each Plaintiff must adduce sufficient evidence that each Defendant, independently, acted in a retaliatory manner.

Section 1983 requires an affirmative link between a defendant’s actions and the claimed deprivation.

(PC) Saldana v. Spearman · filed 2020-02-27

There can be no liability under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 unless there is some affirmative link or connection between a defendant’s actions and the claimed deprivation.

Section 1983 requires allegations connecting each defendant to the alleged wrongdoing.

EDWARDS v. HESSENTHALER · filed 2020-02-27

First, Mr. Edwards’s allegations are unclear, and many do not even pertain to the named Defendants, so they cannot establish a basis for a claim against them.

Section 1983 requires facts showing that a defendant personally participated in depriving the plaintiff of a federal right.

Hamilton v. Newby · filed 2020-02-28

Because Hamilton does not “affirmatively state facts indicating that a defendant acted personally in the deprivation of [her] constitutional rights,” id., the Court will dismiss Count One with prejudice.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged deprivation of rights.

McDaniel, Milton v. York, Ann · filed 2020-02-28

McDaniel does not allege that Manlove or Vick were involved in his care, so the court need not revisit the dismissal of these defendants.

Section 1983 requires allegations connecting a defendant to the act alleged to have violated the plaintiff’s rights.

Smith v. Coleman · filed 2020-02-28

Moreover, there is not even an allegation that Defendant Stankowitz was involved in the decision to transfer Plaintiff to a close security prison.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement; a doctor may face trial when a jury could find that he reviewed and disregarded a prisoner’s medical request.

Franklin v. Shah · filed 2020-02-28

If a nurse, rather than Dr. Shah, reviewed and responded to Franklin’s request, then there is a strong argument that Dr. Shah cannot be held liable for the actions of another in this § 1983 action. ... Yet, a genuine dispute exists over whether Dr. Shah reviewed Franklin’s request forms at the time Franklin sent them. ... Therefore, this Court concludes that material issues of fact exist as to Franklin’s claims related to his requests for a low-bunk permit and that a reasonable juror crediting his version of events could find that Dr. Shah was deliberately indifferent to Franklin’s serious medical need when he did not grant him a permit.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in the deprivation of a federal right.

Thompson v. Opoku · filed 2020-02-28

Section 1983 also requires a showing of personal fault based upon a defendant’s personal conduct.

Section 1983 individual-capacity damages claims require each defendant’s personal involvement; general authority over policies is insufficient.

Munt v. Schnell · filed 2020-02-28

The Magistrate Judge also explained that Plaintiff cannot maintain individual capacity claims against Defendants Schnell, Smith, Miles, Warner, and Wanchena for damages under § 1983 because he fails to plead sufficient personal involvement. (R&R at 48-49.) She correctly observed that Plaintiff alleges only that the aforementioned individuals have “ultimate” or “overall” authority over various policies, not that each individual defendant, through his or her own actions, violated the Constitution.

Section 1983 requires allegations identifying each defendant’s own conduct; supervisory status alone does not establish liability.

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees v. Board of County Commissioners of Bernalillo County · filed 2020-02-28

As noted above, supervisory status is insufficient to support liability; instead, an individual with supervisory status – such as Chief of MDC – must have personally participated in the constitutional violation alleged, either by taking some specific action or by implementing a specific policy.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement; a supervisor’s receipt of a complaint letter alone does not establish it.

Barnett v. Westchester County · filed 2020-02-28

Cheverko and Mendoza’s receipt of a complaint letter from Plaintiff does not, by itself, suffice to establish personal involvement.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in a constitutional violation and does not impose vicarious liability.

Cavanaugh v. Tannan · filed 2020-03-02

Section 1983 does not create collective or vicarious responsibility.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to link each named defendant’s conduct to a deprivation of federal rights.

(PC) Gardner v. Newsom · filed 2020-03-02

Here, Plaintiff fails to link each individual Defendant to any deprivation of his rights. Rather, Plaintiff simply refers to “Defendants” as a whole. However, Plaintiff must link each individually named Defendant to an alleged deprivation of his rights and state what he/she did or did not do.

A Section 1983 claim must identify a defendant and describe how that defendant violated the plaintiff’s rights.

Luckert v. Gutierrez · filed 2020-03-02

With respect to the allegations that he was denied medical care, plaintiff must also provide more information. He does not elaborate on this claim and fails to identify any specific defendant and how they violated his constitutional rights.

Section 1983 requires facts linking each defendant to the alleged deprivation; prison officials generally face individual damages liability only for violations in which they personally participated.

Allen v. Tingey · filed 2020-03-02

Plaintiff has not alleged sufficient facts to proceed with the Complaint. His allegations are overly vague and generalized, and he has not linked the different Defendants to any of the actions of which he complains. ... Prison officials generally are not liable for damages in their individual capacities under § 1983 unless they personally participated in the alleged constitutional violations.

Section 1983 generally requires a defendant sued for individual damages to have personally participated in the alleged constitutional violation.

DiPierro v. Humkey · filed 2020-03-02

Jail officials and jail medical providers generally are not liable for damages in their individual capacities under § 1983 unless they personally participated in the alleged constitutional violations.

Section 1983 requires an individual defendant to have personally participated in the alleged constitutional violation.

Rhymes v. Aranas · filed 2020-03-02

Because deliberate indifference requires actual knowledge of an excessive risk, Farmer, supra, a defendant can only be liable if the defendant personally participated in the alleged constitutional violation.

A § 1983 complaint must allege facts showing each defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged deprivation of rights.

Turner v. Cimorelli · filed 2020-03-02

Plaintiff fails, however, to plead any facts in the body of the complaint about what John and Jane Doe Medical Staff did or failed to do that violated Plaintiff’s rights. ... Plaintiff thus fails to state a claim on which relief can be granted against John and Jane Doe Medical Staff.

Section 1983 requires an affirmative link between a defendant’s conduct and the plaintiff’s injury; merely informing a plaintiff of a decision does not establish personal involvement in it.

Jones 190298 v. Shinn · filed 2020-03-03

In addition, a plaintiff must allege that he suffered a specific injury as a result of the conduct of a particular defendant and he must allege an affirmative link between the injury and the conduct of that defendant.

Section 1983 liability requires an affirmative link between a defendant’s actions and the claimed deprivation of rights.

(PC) Snowden v. Falco · filed 2020-03-03

There can be no liability under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 unless there is some affirmative link or connection between a defendant’s actions and the claimed deprivation.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to plead facts showing which officials personally took the actions alleged to violate the plaintiff’s rights.

Moody v. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation · filed 2020-03-03

The lack of factual allegations with respect to who made the decisions to place them in segregation or otherwise punish them also amounts to a failure to plead a retaliation claim.

Section 1983 permits a plaintiff to plead an officer’s personal involvement on information and belief when the officers’ identities are within the defendants’ control.

Matthews v. Cuomo · filed 2020-03-03

The fact that the plaintiffs plead the Clinton Defendants’ personal involvement upon information and belief is of no moment because the identities of the officers working on the dates of the alleged conduct is particularly within the possession and control of the defendants.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in an alleged constitutional deprivation before damages may be awarded.

Cantey v. Martuscello · filed 2020-03-03

It is well settled that “personal involvement of defendants in alleged constitutional deprivations is a prerequisite to an award of damages under § 1983.”

Section 1983's personal involvement requirement is plausibly alleged when officers authored the challenged misbehavior report and participated in the disciplinary hearing.

Jackson v. Relf · filed 2020-03-03

Finally, the Court finds that the recommendation correctly determined that Plaintiff plausibly alleged the personal involvement of Defendants Scarlotta and Brockley, as they authored the misbehavior report at issue and participated in the disciplinary hearing at which Plaintiff was allegedly deprived of his due process rights.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged wrong; a supervisory title alone does not establish liability.

MADDOX v. GILMORE · filed 2020-03-03

Superintendent Gilmore’s role as superintendent of SCI Greene does not, in and of itself, establish any personal involvement with the matters at issue.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to allege a specific injury caused by a defendant’s specific conduct and an affirmative link between the injury and that conduct.

Moreno v. Penzone · filed 2020-03-04

To state a valid claim under § 1983, plaintiffs must allege that they suffered a specific injury as a result of specific conduct of a defendant and show an affirmative link between the injury and the conduct of that defendant.

Section 1983 requires facts showing each defendant’s personal involvement in a rights violation or a causal connection between that defendant’s conduct and the violation.

(PC) Lake v. Weiss · filed 2020-03-04

An individual defendant is not liable on a civil rights claim unless the facts establish the defendant’s personal involvement in the constitutional deprivation or a causal connection between the defendant’s wrongful conduct and the alleged constitutional deprivation.

In a § 1983 claim against individual officials, a complaint must allege that each defendant personally knew of the substantial risk of harm; knowledge cannot be imputed from others.

McKnight v. State of Florida · filed 2020-03-04

Although Infantino and Gibson are correct that knowledge of the risk of harm cannot be imputed to them from what others knew, the Third Amended Complaint sufficiently alleges that Gibson and Infantino each individually knew of McKnight’s risk of serious harm. See Caldwell, 748 F.3d at 1099. Thus, based on the allegations of the Third Amended Complaint, Gibson and Infantino are not entitled to dismissal of Count III.

Section 1983 requires allegations of each defendant’s personal involvement in a constitutional violation; generalized accusations do not state a claim.

Casillas v. Westerfield · filed 2020-03-04

Plaintiff has not alleged some personal involvement by Defendants Montoya, Delong, Perez, Sandoval, Pickering, or Chavaria in any alleged constitutional violation and his Complaint fails to state a claim for relief under § 1983 against any of the named Defendants.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to allege each defendant’s personal involvement in the constitutional violation.

DeJesus-Vasquez v. Bethencourt · filed 2020-03-04

As Plaintiff has failed to allege any Middletown Defendant’s personal involvement in the purported constitutional violations, the Court dismisses Plaintiff’s § 1983 claims against them.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged misconduct; supervisory authority alone does not establish liability.

Diaz v. Roberts · filed 2020-03-04

In order to establish a claim against a defendant in a § 1983 action, the plaintiff must allege that the defendant had some personal involvement in the allegedly unlawful conduct.

Section 1983 requires an affirmative link between a defendant’s actions and the claimed deprivation to support damages liability.

(PC) Good v. Diaz · filed 2020-03-05

There can be no liability under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 unless there is some affirmative link or connection between a defendant’s actions and the claimed deprivation.

Section 1983 requires a defendant to be personally responsible for the unconstitutional actions that injured the plaintiff.

Finley v. Murphy · filed 2020-03-05

To establish liability under §1983, a plaintiff must plead and prove that a defendant is personally responsible for the unconstitutional actions which injured him.

Section 1983 does not impose personal liability on a prison official merely for serving on the board that made a challenged disciplinary decision.

Steele v. Neff · filed 2020-03-05

However, Lt. Byrd’s role as a member of the RIB which rendered the decision on the alleged violation conduct is not a basis for holding him personally liable for a due process violation.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in, or causal connection to, the alleged constitutional violation.

Bevill v. City of Quitman, Texas · filed 2020-03-05

Sheriff Castloo did not appear to participate in any meaningful way in Plaintiff’s arrest that would give rise to any kind of violation of Plaintiff’s constitutional rights. Accordingly, because Sheriff Castloo did not participate in any violation of Plantiff’s constitutional rights, the Court finds that Plaintiff failed to state a claim under § 1983 against Sheriff Castloo.

Section 1983 requires a defendant to be personally responsible for the deprivation of a constitutional right.

Newago, Michael v. Department of Corrections · filed 2020-03-06

Newago should know that a defendant can be liable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 only if the defendant was personally responsible for the deprivation of the constitutional right.

Section 1983 requires facts linking each defendant’s actions or omissions to a violation of the plaintiff’s federal rights.

Tafoya v. City of Hanford · filed 2020-03-06

Thus, to state a claim, Plaintiff must allege facts demonstrating the existence of a link, or causal connection, between each Defendant’s actions or omissions and a violation of his federal rights.

Section 1983 generally does not impose personal liability on a prison official whose only involvement in an alleged constitutional violation is participation in the grievance process.

Adams v. Manglicmot · filed 2020-03-06

A prison official’s participation in the grievance process generally does not constitute significant participation in an alleged constitutional violation sufficient to give rise to personal liability under Section 1983.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to plead that a government official personally violated the plaintiff’s constitutional rights.

Nelson v. Lewis · filed 2020-03-06

To state a claim under § 1983, plaintiff must plead that a government official has personally violated his constitutional rights.

Section 1983 requires personal involvement in a constitutional deprivation; an officer who neither directed nor recklessly allowed another officer’s excessive force is not liable for it.

Merritt v. Minor · filed 2020-03-09

Only persons who cause or participate in an alleged constitutional deprivation are responsible under § 1983. ... Without sufficient evidence that Payne was personally involved in the use of force or recklessly allowed excessive force to be used by Miner, Merritt’s claim against him cannot survive summary judgment.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged constitutional deprivation for individual liability.

JACKSON v. BUTTS · filed 2020-03-09

Because it is undisputed that Dr. Harmon-Nary played no role in Mr. Jackson’s placement in segregation or in keeping him there during the time at issue, Dr. Harmon- Nary is entitled to summary judgment on Mr. Jackson’s due process claim and his motion summary judgment on that claim must be denied.

Section 1983 requires a defendant to have personally participated in the constitutional violation.

Jones v. Moyer · filed 2020-03-09

Liability under § 1983 attaches only upon personal participation by a defendant in the constitutional violation.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to allege each defendant’s direct and personal involvement in the claimed constitutional deprivation.

Harris v. Harris · filed 2020-03-09

To state a claim under § 1983, a plaintiff must allege facts showing the defendants’ direct and personal involvement in the alleged constitutional deprivation. ... Plaintiff has failed to state any claims for relief with respect to the police officers.

Section 1983 requires facts showing an individual defendant’s direct and personal involvement in the alleged constitutional deprivation.

Yourman v. Metropolitan Transportation Authority · filed 2020-03-09

To state a claim under Section 1983 against a person in their individual capacity, a plaintiff must allege facts showing the person’s direct and personal involvement in the alleged constitutional deprivation.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to identify each defendant’s personal involvement in an alleged rights violation; allegations against defendants as a group are insufficient.

Lister v. Allen Oakwood Correctional Institution · filed 2020-03-09

Plaintiff fails to specify which defendant or defendants allegedly violated each legal right he lists under “Legal Claims,” rendering the complaint subject to dismissal on that basis alone.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged wrong; participating in an inmate’s suicide risk evaluation can satisfy that requirement at the pleading stage.

DIORIO v. HARRY · filed 2020-03-09

Finally, as to Defendant Mackie, Plaintiff has sufficiently alleged both Mackie’s personal involvement – Mackie took part in a suicide risk evaluation of Diorio and allegedly had a role in determining what steps to take based on that evaluation – and facts, which presumed true and considered in a light most favorable to Plaintiff, lead the Court to conclude that the claim against Mackie is adequately pleaded.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff seeking personal liability to show that the official caused the deprivation of a federal right.

Abdo v. Larson · filed 2020-03-09

“[T]o establish personal liability in a § 1983 action, it is enough to show that the official, acting under color of state law, caused the deprivation of a federal right.” Jd. at 166. In this case, Officer Larson did not assist in obtaining the search warrant and did not compel the urine sample from Abdo as he was already off duty. Accordingly, Officer Larson is entitled to summary judgment as a matter of law.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to name only defendants who personally participated in a substantial way in the alleged deprivation of constitutional rights.

(PC) Smith v. Grove · filed 2020-03-10

Plaintiff is cautioned that any amended complaint must identify as a defendant only persons who personally participated in a substantial way in depriving him of his constitutional rights.

Section 1983 requires a defendant to be personally involved in the constitutional deprivation.

Gordon v. Mitchell · filed 2020-03-11

Section 1983 requires that defendants be personally involved in a constitutional deprivation. ... Without allegations against him, the court cannot infer Hall was responsible for any deprivation Gordon may have suffered.

Section 1983 requires facts connecting each individual defendant’s conduct to a violation of the plaintiff’s federal rights.

Arreola v. County of Fresno Public Defender's Office · filed 2020-03-11

Thus, to state a claim, Plaintiff must allege facts demonstrating the existence of a link, or causal connection, between each Defendant’s actions or omissions and a violation of his federal rights. ... Plaintiff has not alleged what any individual police officer did to violate his constitutional rights. Further, Plaintiff has not alleged any specific action that Defendant Kojo Moore did. Accordingly, Plaintiff fails to state a cognizable claim for relief against any of the individually named Defendants in this action.

A Section 1983 claim must allege an actual connection between the named defendants’ actions and the alleged constitutional deprivation.

Olajide v. Newsome · filed 2020-03-11

A Section 1983 claim is only sufficient when the plaintiff alleges an actual connection between the actions of named defendants and the alleged constitutional deprivations.

A Section 1983 plaintiff must identify each individual defendant’s conduct and link it to the alleged violation of a federal right.

Penny v. Alameda County · filed 2020-03-11

He should not refer to them as a group (e.g., “the defendants”); rather, he should identify each involved defendant by name and link each of them to his claim by explaining specifically what each defendant did or failed to do that caused a violation of his constitutional rights.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to link a particular defendant’s conduct to the alleged deprivation of rights.

McGinnis v. Taylor · filed 2020-03-11

Section 1983 requires a connection or link between a defendant’s actions and the plaintiff’s alleged deprivation.

A § 1983 plaintiff must identify the actions each individual defendant took that allegedly violated his rights.

Thornton v. Himler · filed 2020-03-11

The Court will allow Plaintiff 30 days to amend his complaint to specify what actions Defendants Himler, Coles, and Lyons took that allegedly violated his Eighth Amendment rights.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged deprivation.

Charron v. Whitlock · filed 2020-03-11

As such, plaintiff cannot show that Paniagua was involved in any alleged deprivation. Summary judgment will thus be granted to Paniagua.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to allege each defendant’s direct and personal involvement in the deprivation of federal rights.

Coston v. DOCCS · filed 2020-03-11

A plaintiff proceeding under § 1983 must also allege facts showing the defendants’ direct and personal involvement in the alleged constitutional deprivation. ... The Court grants Plaintiff leave to file an amended complaint to name individual defendants and to provide facts explaining how each individual was personally involved in violating his federally protected rights.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in an alleged constitutional deprivation for an award of damages.

Tortora v. City of New York · filed 2020-03-12

But Tortora failed to adduce admissible evidence that Danziger was personally involved in the excessive pre‐arraignment detention. See Provost v. City of Newburgh, 262 F.3d 146, 154–55 (2d Cir. 2001) (“[I]t is well settled in this Circuit that personal involvement of defendants in alleged constitutional deprivations is a prerequisite to an award of damages under § 1983.” (quotation marks omitted)).

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to connect each defendant to the alleged injury; applying an existing policy does not alone establish responsibility for implementing it.

Williams 190857 v. Ryan · filed 2020-03-12

Moreover, it appears both Miller and Ping applied existing policy to Plaintiff’s legal CDs and Plaintiff has not demonstrated that Miller or Ping were responsible for implementing the policy at issue. Plaintiff therefore fails to state a claim in Counts Two and Three.

Section 1983 requires allegations connecting each individual defendant to the claimed constitutional deprivation; generalized allegations against a group do not suffice.

Golbert v. Walker · filed 2020-03-12

Without more detail about the specific steps that each Defendant, or group of Defendants, should have but did not take, the Court cannot properly ... assess Plaintiffs’ § 1983 claims, and the individual Defendants lack fair notice as to why they were sued.

Section 1983 requires allegations of an individual defendant’s personal involvement in the constitutional deprivation.

SLOAN v. BYRD · filed 2020-03-12

The amended complaint does not make any factual allegations against Dr. Kuenzli or Kim Hobson. Accordingly, the claims against Dr. Kuenzli and Ms. Hobson are dismissed.

Section 1983 requires an official sued in an individual capacity to have directly participated in the unconstitutional acts.

Pollreis v. Marzolf · filed 2020-03-13

For a governmental official to be held liable under § 1983 in their individual capacity, that official must have directly participated in the unconstitutional acts.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged constitutional deprivation for an award of damages.

Khan v. Ruiz · filed 2020-03-13

“It is well settled in this Circuit that ‘personal involvement of defendants in alleged constitutional deprivations is a prerequisite to an award of damages under § 1983.’” Wright v. Smith, 21 F.3d 496, 501 (2d Cir. 1994) (quoting Moffitt v. Town of Brookfield, 950 F.2d 880, 885 (2d Cir. 1991)). Because Mr. Khan has not alleged any facts showing how the remaining defendants violated his constitutional rights, his claims against them will be dismissed.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged constitutional deprivation.

Smolen v. Brown · filed 2020-03-13

Because no alleged facts suggest that Moving Defendants were present, let alone personally involved in, Carrington’s alleged assault on Plaintiff, all § 1983 claims against Moving Defendants based on that assault are dismissed.

Section 1983 requires a causal connection between each defendant’s conduct and the alleged constitutional deprivation.

Wells v. Collier · filed 2020-03-15

To bring this civil rights claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, plaintiff must establish a causal connection between the alleged constitutional deprivation and the named defendants.

Section 1983 requires an affirmative link between a defendant’s actions and the claimed deprivation for that defendant to be liable.

(PC) Davis v. Petersen · filed 2020-03-16

There can be no liability under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 unless there is some affirmative link or connection between a defendant’s actions and the claimed deprivation.

Section 1983 requires an affirmative link between each defendant’s actions and the claimed deprivation of rights.

(PC) Nasir v. Lee · filed 2020-03-16

There can be no liability under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 unless there is some affirmative link or connection between a defendant’s actions and the claimed deprivation.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to allege how each individual defendant caused a violation of the plaintiff’s rights.

Penny v. Ahern · filed 2020-03-16

In his amended complaint, Mr. Penny must be careful to allege facts showing the basis for liability for each individual defendant. He should not refer to them as a group (e.g., “the defendants”); rather, he should identify each involved defendant by name and link each of them to his claim by explaining specifically what each defendant did or failed to do that caused a violation of his constitutional rights.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in or personal responsibility for the deprivation of a constitutional right.

Alvarez v. Thompson · filed 2020-03-16

Section 1983 liability requires personal involvement in or personal responsibility for the deprivation of a constitutional right.

Section 1983 liability requires a defendant’s personal involvement in or personal responsibility for the deprivation of a constitutional right.

Gill v. Siddiqui · filed 2020-03-16

However, he has not pled viable claims against Dr. Trost as liability requires personal involvement in or personal responsibility for the deprivation of a constitutional right.

Section 1983 liability requires personal involvement in or personal responsibility for the deprivation of a constitutional right.

Gill v. Sullivan · filed 2020-03-16

However, he has not pled viable claims against Dr. Trost as liability requires personal involvement in or personal responsibility for the deprivation of a constitutional right.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in an alleged constitutional deprivation before damages may be awarded.

Caswell v. Uhler · filed 2020-03-16

It is well-settled that “personal involvement of defendants in alleged constitutional deprivations is a prerequisite to an award of damages under § 1983.”

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in a constitutional violation; unsupported allegations that a defendant knew treatment was improper do not establish individual liability.

Lewis v. Ellen · filed 2020-03-16

“It is well settled that, in order to establish a defendant’s individual liability in a suit brought under § 1983, a plaintiff must show . . . the defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged constitutional deprivation.” ... Here, Plaintiff has provided no non-conclusory allegations to suggest that any Defendant other than Marlow had reason to know the injection might be improper.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged deprivation of rights.

Brownlee v. A John Doe Agent of the Monroe County Children and Youth Agency · filed 2020-03-16

Here it is now undisputed that Melissa Snyder had no personal involvement in the matters alleged by Brownlee in this complaint. That complete lack of personal involvement is fatal to Brownlee’s claims against Snyder and compels dismissal of Snyder as a defendant in this lawsuit.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged wrongful conduct; receiving or responding to grievances alone does not establish it.

Smith v. Pennsylvania Department of Corrections · filed 2020-03-16

Because these Defendants were not personally involved in the decision not to—or when to—enroll Plaintiff in SOP, Plaintiff cannot state a claim for relief pursuant to § 1983 against them.

Section 1983 permits a claim against a medical defendant when the complaint plausibly alleges that defendant’s personal involvement in the constitutional violation.

PAGLIAROLI v. AHSAN · filed 2020-03-17

These allegations taken together are sufficient to suggest at this early stage that Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment rights were violated and that each of the Medical Defendants had personal involvement in the alleged wrongs.

Section 1983 requires a defendant to have been personally involved in the alleged unconstitutional conduct.

Self v. Bergh · filed 2020-03-17

But to be liable under § 1983, a defendant must have been personally involved in the alleged unconstitutional conduct.

Section 1983 requires an affirmative link between a defendant’s actions and the claimed deprivation.

(PC) Johnson v. Neuschmid · filed 2020-03-17

There can be no liability under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 unless there is some affirmative link or connection between a defendant’s actions and the claimed deprivation.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to show that an individual defendant caused the deprivation of a federally protected right.

Eller v. Almond · filed 2020-03-17

Liability may be imposed on an individual defendant under § 1983 only if Plaintiff can show that the defendant proximately caused the deprivation of a federally protected right.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to plausibly allege each individual defendant’s personal involvement in the constitutional violation.

Van Allen v. New York City School Construction Authority · filed 2020-03-17

Because Plaintiff has failed to show that Defendants Greenberger and Grillo were personally involved in the alleged retaliatory job application denials, Plaintiff’s motion to amend his § 1983 claim against Greenberger and Grillo would be futile.

Section 1983 requires facts showing a defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged misconduct.

Forsythe v. City of Watertown · filed 2020-03-17

Plaintiff does not allege any facts in his complaint that would support a finding that Defendant Donoghue was personally involved in any of the incidents that form the basis of his § 1983 claims for abuse of process and malicious prosecution. Therefore, the Court dismisses these claims against Defendant Donoghue.

A § 1983 complaint must allege facts supporting a reasonable inference that the named defendants were personally involved in the alleged constitutional violation.

Camirand v. Jones · filed 2020-03-17

In order to state a § 1983 claim, a plaintiff must allege facts giving rise to a reasonable inference that the named defendants were personally involved in the alleged constitutional violation. ... Here, none of Plaintiff’s claims for relief allege facts giving rise to a reasonable inference that any of the named Defendants were personally involved in the alleged violation of his rights; indeed, Plaintiff does not allege which Defendant was personally involved in any of the actions complained of.

Section 1983 requires facts showing a defendant’s personal involvement to support an individual-capacity claim.

Straws v. Stirling · filed 2020-03-17

Stated plainly, Plaintiff simply repeats his conclusory arguments but alleges no facts showing that Defendant had personal involvement in any of the purported constitutional violations.

A § 1983 complaint must allege how each defendant’s own conduct caused or contributed to the violation of the plaintiff’s rights.

White v. Sinclair · filed 2020-03-18

Plaintiff, however, fails to allege any wrong-doing by Defendants or explain how Defendants’ actions violated his constitutional rights. Therefore, Plaintiff’s allegations are insufficient to show how Defendants caused, or personally participated in causing, the harm alleged in the complaint. See Leer, 844 F.2d at 633. Accordingly, Plaintiff has failed to state a § 1983 claim against Defendants.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal participation in the alleged deprivation.

Ou-Young v. Stone · filed 2020-03-18

“Liability under section 1983 arises only upon a showing of personal participation by the defendant.” ... Plaintiff has not alleged any personal participation by Defendant Stone in the termination of Plaintiff’s homeowner’s exemption.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged violation; rejecting a grievance alone does not establish a supervisor’s personal liability.

Wine v. Semple · filed 2020-03-18

Moreover, there are no facts suggesting that either Warden Mulligan or then-Commissioner Semple were personally involved in the opening, reviewing, or redaction of the letter. See Initial Review Order at 8-9 (prisoner must allege facts showing personal involvement to state § 1983 claim). The fact that Warden Mulligan rejected Mr. Wine’s grievance does not establish his personal liability.

Section 1983 requires an individual defendant to cause or participate in a constitutional deprivation.

Lisle, Jr. v. Butler · filed 2020-03-18

“[T]o be liable under [Section] 1983, an individual must have caused or participated in a constitutional deprivation.” Pepper v. Village of Oak Park, 430 F.3d 805, 810 (7th Cir. 2005) (citations omitted). Because there is no underlying constitutional violation by Dr. Butler of Dr. Trost for discharging Lisle, the factual allegations do not support an Eighth Amendment claim against Harrington for deliberate indifference to Lisle’s serious medical need by speaking to Dr. Butler regarding his discharge.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to allege that each named defendant is personally responsible for the claimed constitutional injury.

Jones v. United States · filed 2020-03-18

A plaintiff must show that each named defendant is personally liable for the alleged harm. ... The plaintiff has named only the United States as a defendant in this case, but he has not alleged that the federal government or any federal official is responsible for his alleged constitutional injuries. Accordingly, the United States is dismissed as a defendant.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to plausibly allege the defendant’s personal involvement in the constitutional violation.

Lewis v. Graham · filed 2020-03-18

As to Defendant Wise, Plaintiff does not plausibly allege that this Defendant was personally involved in the alleged constitutional violations with respect to either the confiscation of the C.D.s or the alleged deprivation of Plaintiff's access to them.

Section 1983 requires allegations connecting a defendant’s conduct to the claimed deprivation of a federal right.

Sturkey v. Judge Hudson · filed 2020-03-18

Last, Sturkey alleges that he was denied exculpatory materials for seventy days, but does not allege these Defendants’ conduct that lead to withholding the material.

Section 1983 requires allegations connecting an individual defendant personally to the conduct underlying the claim.

Umphries v. Smith County, Texas · filed 2020-03-18

Further, Plaintiff also failed to state a claim for failure to protect against Defendant Smith because Plaintiff does not allege that Smith was personally involved in making the housing decisions that placed Plaintiff in the same cell as inmate Deer or that Smith knew that Deer would assault Plaintiff.

Section 1983 requires an affirmative link between each defendant’s actions and the claimed deprivation.

(PC) Beaton v. U.S. Immigration · filed 2020-03-19

There can be no liability under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 unless there is some affirmative link or connection between a defendant’s actions and the claimed deprivation.

Section 1983 liability requires a showing that the defendant personally participated in the alleged deprivation.

(PC) Vaden v. Mayes · filed 2020-03-19

Liability in a 42 U.S.C. §1983 case “arises only upon a showing of personal participation by the defendant.”

Section 1983 requires a defendant to personally participate in or cause the constitutional deprivation.

Hicks v. City Of Chicago · filed 2020-03-19

Starting with the latter, the personal-involvement requirement of § 1983 is satisfied as to Mears because he was the one who drove Smith to pick up Hicks and retrieve the firearms.

Section 1983 requires an affirmative link between a defendant’s actions and the claimed deprivation for liability to attach.

(PC) Givens v. Palagummi · filed 2020-03-20

There can be no liability under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 unless there is some affirmative link or connection between a defendant’s actions and the claimed deprivation.

Section 1983 requires an affirmative connection between a defendant’s actions and the claimed deprivation of rights.

(PC) Brownlee v. Henry · filed 2020-03-20

There can be no liability under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 unless there is some affirmative link or connection between a defendant’s actions and the claimed deprivation.

Section 1983 requires an affirmative link between a defendant’s actions and the claimed deprivation.

(PC) O'Connor v. Hooks · filed 2020-03-20

Also, there can be no liability under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 unless there is some affirmative link or connection between a defendant’s actions and the claimed deprivation.

Section 1983 requires a defendant to have personally participated in a substantial way in the alleged deprivation of a federal constitutional right.

(PC) Payne v. Baser · filed 2020-03-20

Plaintiff must identify as a defendant only persons who personally participated in a substantial way in depriving plaintiff of a federal constitutional right.

Section 1983 permits liability for officers who jointly decide to make an arrest, even if only one officer physically makes it.

Shaw v. Ferndale, City of · filed 2020-03-20

As an aside, the Ferndale defendants say that because only Farris actually arrested Shaw, this count should be dismissed against White and Wiacek, who merely reported to the scene. But there is enough evidence to show that all three collaborated on the decision, so they are all responsible for the arrest at this stage of the case.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal participation in the alleged deprivation.

Enos v. Douglas County · filed 2020-03-20

A rational jury could reasonably infer that Sauer-Lamb was personally involved at various points in the process of terminating Plaintiff. Accordingly, the Court denies Defendants’ Motion on Plaintiff’s § 1983 claim as to Sauer-Lamb.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged constitutional deprivation.

Reynolds v. Village of Chittenango · filed 2020-03-20

It is well settled that personal involvement of defendants in the alleged constitutional deprivation is a prerequisite to a finding of liability under § 1983.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in an alleged constitutional deprivation for a damages claim.

Brown v. Fischer · filed 2020-03-20

Accordingly, the Court finds that Plaintiff has sufficiently alleged Hughes’s personal involvement and denies Defendants’ motion to dismiss as to Hughes.