42 U.S.C. § 1983

Denial of a prisoner’s grievance does not establish a defendant’s personal involvement in a § 1983 claim without a plausible link to the alleged violation.

SASSE v. WETZEL · filed 2020-10-01

Upon de novo review of the record and the Report and Recommendation, and pursuant to Local Civil Rule 72.D.2, the Court will accept in whole the findings and recommendations of the Magistrate Judge in this matter. As to the Corrections Defendants, Judge Lenihan reasonably found that Plaintiff has not established an affirmative link or plausible nexus between the denial of his grievance by any of those Defendants and the allegations of deliberate indifference to his medical needs, and she thoroughly explained why as to each of those Defendants [Doc. 73 p. 7].

Section 1983 damages require a defendant to be personally responsible for the constitutional deprivation; ignoring complaints about the challenged conditions can establish that involvement.

McCord v. Schmidt · filed 2020-10-02

“To recover damages under § 1983, a plaintiff must establish that a defendant was personally responsible for the deprivation of a constitutional right.” ... Thus, McCord sufficiently demonstrated that all Defendants except Ruiz were personally involved in the alleged conditions of confinement claim.

Section 1983 requires proof that each defendant was personally involved in the unconstitutional action that caused the plaintiff’s injury.

Pineda v. Hamilton Cty., Ohio · filed 2020-10-02

Section 1983 imposes liability only on a defendant who was personally involved in the unconstitutional action that caused the plaintiff’s injury.

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

(PC) Holmes v. Baughman · filed 2020-10-02

The statute requires that there be an actual connection or link between the actions of the defendants and the deprivation alleged to have been suffered by plaintiff.

Section 1983 liability requires a defendant’s own action, policy, or custom to violate the plaintiff’s rights.

McCoy (ID 76894) v. Aramark Correctional Services · filed 2020-10-02

For liability under § 1983, it must be a defendant’s own action, policy, or custom that violates a plaintiff’s rights.

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

Paulin v. Town of Windsor Police Department · filed 2020-10-05

In order to state a cognizable claim under § 1983, the complaint must contain specific allegations of “personal involvement of defendants in [the] alleged constitutional deprivations.”

Section 1983 requires a causal connection between each defendant’s own actions and the alleged misconduct; allegations about staff collectively do not establish personal liability.

Brown v. Kelley · filed 2020-10-06

To establish liability under §1983, “[t]he plaintiff must demonstrate a causal connection between (1) the sued officials and (2) the alleged misconduct.” ... Those general allegations are insufficient to hold either individual defendant personally liable for the inadequacy or delay in his treatment.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to allege that a defendant's conduct caused the deprivation of a federal right.

Dula v. DeMatteis · filed 2020-10-06

When bringing a § 1983 claim, a plaintiff must allege that some person has deprived him of a federal tight, and that the person who caused the deprivation acted under color of state law. ... In addition, the Complaint fails to allege any conduct by any named Defendant that led to the denial of a work assignment or entry into any educational programs.

Section 1983 requires a defendant to have been personally involved in the alleged constitutional deprivation.

Thomas v. Baldwin · filed 2020-10-06

Plaintiffs may only bring Section 1983 claims against individuals who were personally involved in the alleged constitutional deprivation.

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

Cox v. Morley · filed 2020-10-06

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. ... Plaintiff’s claims against the Doe defendants are dismissed for failure to state a claim on which relief may be granted.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to allege each defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged violation; handling a grievance alone does not establish that involvement.

Friend v. Shoemaker · filed 2020-10-06

As noted in the preceding section, in a § 1983 action, the personal involvement of each defendant in the alleged constitutional violation is a required element, and, therefore, a plaintiff must allege how each defendant was involved in the events and occurrences giving rise to the claims.

A Section 1983 complaint must identify an individual defendant personally involved in the alleged deprivation of rights.

Shannon v. Nursing Supervisor · filed 2020-10-06

Additionally, due to Shannon’s failure to specifically identify any individual staff member by name as a defendant, the court cannot proceed on her complaint as pled.

Section 1983 requires each defendant’s personal involvement in depriving the plaintiff of rights; ruling on a grievance about completed misconduct does not establish that involvement.

Stechauner v. Knezevic · filed 2020-10-07

Stechauner seeks to bring his claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, which requires him to allege that each defendant was personally involved in depriving him of his rights. ... A prison official who rules against a prisoner on his inmate grievance regarding “a completed act of misconduct” isn’t personally involved in depriving the inmate of his constitutional rights. ... So Stechauner has failed to state claims against Jess and O’Donnell.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to allege that each defendant was personally involved in depriving the plaintiff of rights.

Stechauner, Matthew v. Toney, Eric · filed 2020-10-07

Stechauner seeks to bring his claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, which requires him to allege that each defendant was personally involved in depriving him of his rights.

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

(PC) Dixson v. Haile · filed 2020-10-07

Also, in his amended complaint, plaintiff must allege in specific terms how each named defendant is involved. 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 imposes individual liability only when a defendant proximately causes the deprivation of a federally protected right.

Bratton v. Broomfield · filed 2020-10-07

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.

A § 1983 claim requires allegations that each defendant was personally involved in the alleged deprivation of rights.

Hill v. Sharp · filed 2020-10-07

Accordingly, I will dismiss Hill’s claim against the defendants for failure to demonstrate their personal involvement in the alleged unsanitary conditions he experienced.

Section 1983 requires factual allegations showing each defendant’s personal involvement in the claimed deprivation.

Frye v. Snider · filed 2020-10-07

Thus, because the Complaint is devoid of any factual allegations against the remaining defendants, the Court finds the Complaint subject to dismissal for failure to allege personal involvement and failure to comply with Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a)(2).

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

JESTER v. KUENZLI · filed 2020-10-07

While Mr. Jester was under conflicting diet orders while Dr. Mitcheff was RMD, there is no designated evidence that Dr. Mitcheff was personally responsible for that, and § 1983 liability requires personal involvement.

Section 1983 requires a defendant to have personally participated in the challenged action or omission to be liable.

PERRY v. LITTLEJOHN · filed 2020-10-07

In a claim brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, like Mr. Perry's retaliation claim, "[a] defendant can only be liable for the actions or omissions in which he personally participated." Colbert v. City of Chicago, 851 F.3d 649, 657 (7th Cir. 2017).

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

TAYLOR v. ZATECKY · filed 2020-10-07

"Individual liability under § 1983 . . . requires personal involvement in the alleged constitutional deprivation."

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

Konetsco v. Lancaster County - Bureau of Collections · filed 2020-10-07

Konetsco’s Amended Complaint does not set forth details demonstrating that either Defendant Landon or Defendant Wagner had any personal involvement in the alleged sale of his debt or the process that actually resulted in the suspension of his license.

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

FOX v. BROWN · filed 2020-10-08

There is therefore no evidence that Warden Brown had any alleged involvement in Mr. Fox's treatment and Warden Brown is entitled to summary judgment.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement to impose liability for excessive force or failure to intervene.

Demosthene v. City of New York · filed 2020-10-09

It is axiomatic that claims under § 1983 for use of excessive force or failure to intervene require personal involvement to trigger liability.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff suing individual government officials to plead how each official’s own actions violated the Constitution.

Latham v. Acton · filed 2020-10-09

In § 1983 suits, “a plaintiff must plead that each Government-official defendant, through the official’s own individual actions, has violated the Constitution.”

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

Wallace v. Alexander · filed 2020-10-09

Section 1983 creates a cause of action based on personal liability and predicated upon fault, and liability does not “attach unless the individual defendant caused or participated in a constitutional violation.” Vance v. Peters, 97 F.3d 987, 991 (7th Cir. 1996).

Section 1983 requires facts showing a defendant’s personal involvement; conclusory allegations of a conspiracy do not suffice.

BRANDON v. BURKHART · filed 2020-10-09

With respect to the claim against Martini, Plaintiff argues that he has pled her personal involvement through conspiratorial conduct vis-a-vis other prison officials; however, Plaintiff’s objections show that he has pled only conclusory averments of a conspiracy, which is not enough to satisfy federal pleading standards.

Section 1983 requires facts showing that a defendant was personally involved in or responsible for an alleged deprivation of federal rights.

McClain v. Guider · filed 2020-10-09

Further, while the complaint names a number of jail officials as Defendants, it does not set forth any facts from which the Court can plausibly infer that these Defendants are personally involved in the alleged deprivations or responsible for the alleged conditions in the jail such that they can be liable for them under § 1983.

A grievance appeal official may be personally involved in a § 1983 violation when he knows of an ongoing violation, has authority to correct it, and refuses to do so.

Griffin v. Engelke · filed 2020-10-13

Thus, the court concludes that Griffin has plausibly alleged that Fritz had knowledge of an alleged ongoing violation of Griffin’s religious rights and the authority to grant Griffin the diet he requested, but refused to do so. These facts may turn out to lack evidentiary support, but they are sufficient to survive a motion to dismiss.

Section 1983 does not make jail officials liable for denying a grievance when they did not cause or participate in the underlying constitutional violation.

Schlagenhaft v. Halas · filed 2020-10-13

Jail officials who deny grievances “but who otherwise did not cause or participate in the underlying conduct” cannot be held liable under §1983.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to link each defendant’s conduct to a specific injury.

Johnson v. Jeusen · filed 2020-10-13

Plaintiff has not alleged any facts against a particular individual in Counts One and Two. Accordingly, he has failed to state a claim in these counts, and they will be dismissed without prejudice.

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

(PC) Hernandez v. Potts · filed 2020-10-13

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 official’s personal involvement in the alleged rights violation; responsibility for a department’s actions alone is insufficient.

Williams v. Frerichs · filed 2020-10-13

The Court finds that Plaintiff has failed to allege facts that Defendant Kelly was personally involved in violating any of Plaintiff’s rights.

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

Cortez v. Wexford Health Source Inc. · filed 2020-10-13

Because Plaintiff failed to allege specific acts of wrongdoing by the individual defendants, the personal involvement requirement necessary for § 1983 liability is not met.

Section 1983 permits a claim against prison officials who learn of a prisoner’s serious medical needs and inadequate care through detailed grievances and fail to intervene.

Thornton v. Doe · filed 2020-10-13

Plaintiff’s allegations are sufficient to proceed on the deliberate indifference claim in Count 9 against Defendants Lashbrook, Baldwin, Dr. Siddiqui, Crain, and Skidmore.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to plead that each defendant personally violated the plaintiff’s constitutional rights; a supervisory role alone does not establish liability.

Thomas-El v. Alfero · filed 2020-10-13

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

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to identify the individuals responsible for the alleged deprivation and their personal involvement.

Rankins v. Marion County Jail Staff · filed 2020-10-13

Thus, insofar as the Complaint simply sets forth the various ways in which Rankins has been wronged without identifying the individuals responsible, Rankins fails to state a claim under Section 1983.

Section 1983 requires allegations connecting an official’s own actions to a constitutional violation; supervisory control alone is insufficient.

Doe v. Board of Visitors of Virginia Military Institute · filed 2020-10-14

Aside from a statement that asserts Peay and Wanovich had mischaracterized Doe’s incident as “hazing” instead of sexual harassment and a blanket statement that Peay and Wanovich had “total control” over the male cadets, nothing in the Amended Complaint sufficiently pleads a nexus of the sort necessary to connect the individual actions of Peay and Wanovich with a constitutional violation.

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

Phelps v. Rambosk · filed 2020-10-14

Because the Complaint is devoid of any factual allegations against the remaining defendants, the Court finds the Complaint subject to dismissal for failure to allege personal involvement and failure to comply with Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a)(2).

Section 1983 claims against individual defendants require factual allegations connecting them to the alleged constitutional violation.

Perez v. Anderson · filed 2020-10-14

In the Complaint, Perez fails to provide any facts as to how Defendants Anderson, Maguire, McGinnis, and Bellamy violated his federal constitutional rights and/or were involved in the alleged abuse on February 2, 2017.

Section 1983 requires allegations of conduct by each defendant that supports the claimed constitutional violation.

Scott v. Watson · filed 2020-10-14

Plaintiff, however, has not alleged any conduct particular to Defendant Caldwell that supports a substantive due process violation.

Section 1983 requires allegations that each official personally participated in the constitutional violation.

Bandy v. U.S. Marshals Service · filed 2020-10-14

The plaintiff must allege that each government official, through the official’s own individual actions, has personally violated the Constitution. ... The Letter-Complaint does not satisfy this standard. It only names the U.S. Marshal Service, which is not involved in the jail’s provision of legal materials.

Section 1983 requires allegations of a defendant’s personal involvement; naming an official in the complaint without alleging what she did is insufficient.

Ayers v. Great Meadow CF · filed 2020-10-14

Although plaintiff names Deputy Superintendent Melissa Collins as a defendant, the second amended complaint does not contain any factual allegations about this official. ... Accordingly, Deputy Superintendent Melissa Collins is dismissed as a defendant ... pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B) and 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b) for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to explain how each named defendant was personally involved in violating the plaintiff’s rights.

Bennett, Nicholas v. Syed · filed 2020-10-15

To state a claim for a violation of his constitutional rights, Bennett needs to explain how each named defendant was personally involved in violating his rights. See 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (plaintiff may bring lawsuit against “every person” who violated his rights).

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to allege that each defendant was personally involved in or directly responsible for the injury; supervision alone does not establish liability.

Heckard v. Foxhall · filed 2020-10-15

Rather, to state a § 1983 claim, the plaintiff must allege that the defendant was personally involved in or had direct responsibility for incidents that resulted in injury.

Section 1983 requires facts showing each defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged wrong.

PARIS v. LAMAS · filed 2020-10-15

As with his initial Complaint, Paris does not allege any facts in his Amended Complaint from which it could be inferred that any of the named Defendants were personally involved in the events giving rise to his claims.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff seeking to hold an individual defendant liable to show that defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged constitutional violation.

Whitehurst v. Lackawanna County · filed 2020-10-15

Individual liability under §1983 requires a plaintiff to show that the individual defendant was personally involved in the alleged constitutional violations.

Section 1983 requires allegations that each defendant personally participated in the deprivation of the plaintiff’s rights.

(PC) Patterson v. HIP-C Committee · filed 2020-10-16

Under § 1983, the plaintiff must demonstrate that each named defendant personally participated in the deprivation of his rights. ... Plaintiff names CCHCS, S. Tharatt, and Randall Caldron as defendants but fails to include any charging allegations against any of them. As a result, any claims asserted against them fails.

Section 1983 requires a defendant's personal involvement in the alleged constitutional deprivation; naming someone without alleging specific wrongdoing is insufficient.

Webster v. Bosecker · filed 2020-10-16

Further, because Plaintiff failed to allege specific acts of wrongdoing by Brookheart, the personal involvement requirement necessary for § 1983 liability is not met.

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

Bellinger v. Fludd · filed 2020-10-16

The Complaint fails to state a claim against any defendant because it fails to allege their direct or personal involvement in the acts or omissions giving rise to Plaintiffs’ claims.

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

(PC) Hodge v. Placer County · filed 2020-10-19

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 personal involvement in the alleged constitutional violation; a prison supervisor’s position alone does not establish individual liability.

Breton v. Cook · filed 2020-10-19

Nor can Cook and Rodriguez be held personally liable for a constitutional violation committed by other defendants solely based on their “high position of authority in the prison system.”

Section 1983 requires a supervisor’s personal involvement; unanswered transfer requests that did not identify an unconstitutional practice do not establish it.

Dipinto v. Westchester County · filed 2020-10-19

The § 1983 claims against Lauro would nevertheless be dismissed for lack of personal involvement. ... As the requests did not identify an unconstitutional practice, the argument is rejected.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to show that each defendant personally acted or failed to act in a way that violated the plaintiff’s constitutional rights.

McCranie v. Hekman · filed 2020-10-21

As the plaintiff in this matter, McCranie would bear the burden at trial of establishing that each defendant personally acted or failed to act in a way that violated his constitutional rights.

Section 1983 holds public employees liable for their own misconduct, not for the acts of others.

Cotton v. Miller · filed 2020-10-21

Section 1983, however, limits liability to public employees “for their own misdeeds, and not for anyone else's.”

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to show that a named defendant was personally involved in the alleged violation.

Matelic v. Mendoza · filed 2020-10-21

The Plaintiff in a § 1983 case must show that a named defendant was personally involved in the allegations underlying the Complaint.

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

Wilkerson v. Jennings · filed 2020-10-21

Therefore, Plaintiff has not stated a claim against Defendants Jessica and Ellis, and they are entitled to be DISMISSED. See Frazier v. Michigan, 41 F. App’x 762, 764 (6th Cir. 2002) (providing that “a complaint must allege that the defendants were personally involved in the alleged deprivation of federal rights” to state a claim upon which relief may be granted).

Section 1983 requires facts linking a defendant’s conduct to the plaintiff’s injury.

Johnson v. Weigle · filed 2020-10-22

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. ... Plaintiff has failed to allege any facts against the sole named Defendant, Doctor Weigle.

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

(PC) Rood v. Lockwood · filed 2020-10-22

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 identify defendants who personally participated in depriving the plaintiff of constitutional rights.

(PC) Howell v. Zayas · filed 2020-10-22

If he chooses to amend, 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 each individual defendant to have been personally involved in the alleged deprivation of a constitutional right.

Price v. Thompson · filed 2020-10-22

Thus, to state a viable claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, Plaintiff must allege that each defendant was personally involved in the deprivation of a constitutional right.

Section 1983 requires a defendant to be personally responsible for the challenged confinement review.

JACKSON v. BUTTS · filed 2020-10-22

But because the defendants in this case are all NCCF officials, he cannot show that they were personally responsible for reviewing his confinement at Pendleton.

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

Thomas v. Doe · filed 2020-10-22

To state a § 1983 claim, a plaintiff must also allege facts showing the defendants’ direct and personal involvement in the alleged constitutional deprivation. ... Plaintiff names multiple defendants, but the complaint does not contain facts showing how each individual was personally involved in the events underlying his claims, or how each individual acted in a manner that violated Plaintiff’s constitutional rights.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to allege conduct by each defendant that violated the plaintiff’s constitutional rights.

Black v. Winston · filed 2020-10-23

“[A] plaintiff must plead that each Government-official defendant, through the official’s own individual actions, has violated the Constitution.” ... Black does not describe any action that Jarvis took or failed to take that violated his constitutional rights.

Section 1983 requires a defendant to be personally responsible for the alleged deprivation of rights.

Boyd, Vincent v. Heil, Chris · filed 2020-10-23

Boyd offers no evidence that these four defendants were involved in any way in the denial of the letter or punishing him for writing it. Accordingly, defendants Heil, Vandewalle, Foster and Baenen are entitled to judgment in their favor on this claim for lack of personal involvement, and the court will turn to the merit of this claim with respect to the remaining two defendants, Swiekatowski and Reindl.

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

Saunders v. Connections Community Support Programs · filed 2020-10-23

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. ... The Complaint does not show any Defendant’s personal involvement and it is clear that all DOC Defendants are named based upon their supervisory positions.

Section 1983 requires an individual defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged constitutional deprivation; naming an official without alleging what that official did is insufficient.

Hirte v. Meli · filed 2020-10-26

The court will dismiss Hompe, Jess, Greenwood, Tiruveedula, Davidson, and O’Donnell from this case because Hirte does not allege any facts against them in the complaint. Hirte names these individuals as defendants in the caption of the complaint, and he explains that they worked in the Office of the Secretary, but that is not enough to satisfy §1983’s personal involvement requirement.

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

Beard v. Fink · filed 2020-10-26

Section 1983 liability is predicated on fault, so to be liable, a defendant must be “personally responsible for the deprivation of a constitutional right.”

An individual defendant must be personally involved in the alleged constitutional deprivation to be liable under § 1983.

WYNN v. CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS · filed 2020-10-26

Accordingly, Ms. Wynn has not stated a claim for excessive force under § 1983 against Chief Taylor, Deputy Chief Adams, or Officer Scott, and Defendants' Partial Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED to the extent that the excessive force claims against those individuals are dismissed.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to allege that a person acting under color of state law deprived the plaintiff of a federal right, with facts connecting each defendant to the deprivation.

King-El v. Wilson · filed 2020-10-26

“To state a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, a plaintiff must allege the violation of a right secured by the Constitution or laws of the United States and must show that the deprivation of that right was committed by a person acting under color of state law.” ... Plaintiff, however, has failed to state a First Amendment claim against Defendant James, alleging only that Plaintiff gave James a postage debit authorization form to send Plaintiff’s property to his home address.

Section 1983 does not impose liability on prison officials merely for processing grievances or failing to correct alleged violations without personal involvement.

Rider v. Sanchez · filed 2020-10-27

And a prison official’s allegedly improper processing of grievances or appeals, without more, does not provide an independent basis for section 1983 liability. ... Thus, because Plaintiff alleges Defendants Owens and Pollard’s only involvement was their failure to intervene or correct the alleged due process violations, he fails to state a claim against them as well.

A § 1983 complaint must allege facts showing how each individual defendant was involved in the alleged violation.

Curry v. Carolina Center for Occupational Health · filed 2020-10-27

With respect to Defendants Cannon and the unnamed staff and officers, the magistrate judge found that the amended complaint “fails to provide any facts about them to show how they are involved in this matter or how they violated Plaintiff’s rights.” ... Having reviewed the Report and finding no clear error, the court agrees with, and wholly adopts, the magistrate judge’s conclusions and recommendations in the Report (ECF No. 15), which are incorporated herein by reference.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to identify a defendant personally responsible for the alleged deprivation.

Sekerke v. Olsen · filed 2020-10-28

To the extent Plaintiff attempted to state a claim based on lack of visitation caused by the inoperative ... video monitor in his housing unit, (see ECF No. 7), he makes no effort to identify a Defendant who was aware of and responsible for its repair and who failed in that duty or specify whether visitation was ... otherwise available to him in another housing unit.

Section 1983 requires allegations that an individual defendant caused or participated in the constitutional deprivation.

Osborne v. Williamson County Jail · filed 2020-10-28

An individual defendant cannot be liable under Section 1983, unless he or she “caused or participated” in a constitutional deprivation.

Section 1983 requires personal involvement for individual liability; brief, limited interactions may be insufficient.

Eastman v. Santos · filed 2020-10-28

The Court reiterates that the brief and limited interaction Plaintiff had with both Stock and Kink is insufficient to warrant personal liability under § 1983.

A Section 1983 complaint must allege facts showing how each defendant was personally involved in or directly responsible for the claimed harm.

Moore v. Turner · filed 2020-10-28

It is important that plaintiff allege facts explaining how each defendant was personally involved in or directly responsible for harming him.

A Section 1983 claim against an officer requires factual allegations connecting the officer to the alleged constitutional violation.

Ayers v. Suffolk County District Attorney Office · filed 2020-10-28

Because plaintiff has made no factual allegations about Sergeant Joyce’s involvement in any constitutional violation or state tort, the claims against Sergeant Joyce are dismissed for failure to state a claim.

Section 1983 requires facts showing a defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged wrongdoing; naming the defendant only in the caption is insufficient.

CARROLL v. MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PA · filed 2020-10-28

Ms. Mowery cannot be personally involved if Mr. Carroll pleads no facts against her and only lists her as a Defendant in the caption.

Section 1983 does not require a plaintiff seeking declaratory or injunctive relief to establish each named official’s personal involvement in the alleged violation.

N.L. Custer v. BPOA · filed 2020-10-29

Additionally, Custer is not required to establish the personal involvement of each Respondent since she seeks injunctive and declaratory relief.

Section 1983 requires personal involvement to hold a supervisor individually liable for a deprivation of rights.

Thompson v. Nurse Kelly Hinely · filed 2020-10-29

With respect to Sheriff Helder, it is well established that individual liability under § 1983 must be based on personal involvement. ... Absent some type of personal involvement, Sheriff Helder simply cannot be held liable.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to link each defendant to an alleged deprivation of federal rights.

Rhodes v. Ford · filed 2020-10-29

To state a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, a plaintiff must allege two essential elements: (1) that a right secured by the Constitution or laws of the United States was violated, and (2) that the alleged deprivation was committed by a person acting under the color of state law. ... Plaintiff has failed to link the other defendants in this claim to the alleged constitutional deprivation, so they are dismissed from this claim.

Section 1983 requires an individual defendant to have caused or participated in the constitutional deprivation; naming an officer in the caption alone does not state a claim against that officer.

Jones v. Ramirez · filed 2020-10-29

While Plaintiff mentions Officer Miles, he pleads no claim against him. 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.” ... Merely naming a defendant in the caption is insufficient to state a claim.

Section 1983 imposes liability only on defendants who caused or participated in a constitutional deprivation.

Tucker v. Watson · filed 2020-10-29

Plaintiff’s claims against Grievance Officer Goins and Debbie Knauer of the ARB are DISMISSED. This is so, as liability under § 1983 will attach only against those who caused or participated in a constitutional deprivation.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to allege a supervisory official’s personal involvement in the deprivation of rights or deliberate indifference to it.

BRATTAIN v. STANLY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION · filed 2020-10-29

Brattain has not alleged facts indicating that Hayes and Batchelor had “personal knowledge of and involvement in the alleged deprivation of [H.W.’s] rights” to education and bodily integrity as required under § 1983.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in the conduct that caused the alleged harm; handling grievances about others’ conduct does not suffice.

Hampton v. Muenchow · filed 2020-10-30

Like Owens, Plaintiff cannot state a claim for deliberate indifference against Defendants because they were not involved in any conduct that harmed him.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to link a specific injury to the conduct of each defendant.

Smith 197527 v. Schmidt · filed 2020-10-30

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. ... Plaintiff does not connect any of the allegations in the Complaint to Defendant Munley, and this Defendant will therefore be dismissed.

Section 1983 requires each defendant to have personally participated in the alleged deprivation; a plaintiff cannot attribute liability to medical staff as a group.

(PC) Fairchild-Littlefield v. Attinello · filed 2020-10-30

Under section 1983, Plaintiff must demonstrate that each defendant personally participated in the deprivation of his rights. ... In the First Amended Complaint, Plaintiff fails to allege facts showing that any of the individual members of the medical staff, except Nurse Practitioner Attinello, personally acted against her.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to connect each individual defendant’s conduct to the deprivation of a federally protected right.

Lopez v. Lake County Jail · filed 2020-10-30

However, under section 1983, liability may be imposed on an individual defendant only if the plaintiff can show that the defendant proximately caused the deprivation of a federally protected right. ... Plaintiff’s claims cannot proceed as pleaded because he has not directly linked the named Defendants to his allegations.

Individual liability under § 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged constitutional deprivation.

Stewart v. Jeffreys · filed 2020-10-30

Additionally, Plaintiff fails to associate his claims with specific defendants. See Matz v. Klotka, 769 F.3d 517, 528 (7th Cir. 2014) (“[I]ndividual liability under § 1983 requires personal involvement in the alleged constitutional deprivation”) (internal citations and quotation marks omitted); see also Pepper v. Village of Oak Park, 430 F.3d 806, 810 (7th Cir. 2005) (“[T]o be liable under § 1983, the individual defendant must have caused or participated in a constitutional deprivation.”). For these reasons, the Complaint will be dismissed without prejudice and with leave to amend.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to allege that each defendant personally participated in the deprivation of a constitutional right.

Williams v. Navarro · filed 2020-11-02

In order to state a claim for relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, Plaintiff must allege each defendant personally participated in the deprivation of his constitutional rights.

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

Dooley v. Cook · filed 2020-11-02

“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 there are no facts to indicate that RN Angel was personally involved in the alleged inadequate or delayed medical treatment, the court will dismiss RN Angel from this action.

Section 1983 does not make an individual officer liable for others’ acts absent personal involvement.

Tanaka v. Kaaukai · filed 2020-11-02

Kaaukai is only liable for his own conduct; he is not liable for the acts of others absent some personal involvement in those acts.

Section 1983 requires personal involvement for individual liability; a prison policymaker may be liable for knowingly failing to address a systematic lapse in enforcing a safety policy.

Fleming v. Pritzker · filed 2020-11-02

And while liability under Section 1983 requires personal involvement in the alleged constitutional violation, an individual setting prison policy may be liable “if they are aware of a systematic lapse in enforcement of a policy critical to ensuring inmate safety yet fail to enforce that policy.” Sinn v. Lemmon, 911 F.3d 412, 423 (7th Cir. 2018) (internal citations and quotations omitted).

A § 1983 complaint must allege each defendant’s personal involvement in a violation of federal rights.

Alexander v. Breaking Ground/CUCS · filed 2020-11-02

Plaintiff has not alleged the violation of a constitutional or federal law, nor has he alleged the personal involvement of any of the defendants.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in the conduct for which the plaintiff seeks to hold that defendant liable.

Grandberry v. Kiser · filed 2020-11-03

Kiser, however, was not involved in his medical care when he made those complaints. To the extent Grandberry needed treatment for pain beyond what Kiser initially prescribed on November 6-7, Kiser was not aware of it because she did not examine him during the appointments when he raised those concerns.

Section 1983 requires allegations that each defendant personally participated in the deprivation of rights; naming an official without alleging that official’s conduct fails to state a claim.

(PC) Curley v. Clark · filed 2020-11-03

Under § 1983, the plaintiff must demonstrate that each named defendant personally participated in the deprivation of his rights. ... Next, plaintiff names Chief Deputy Warden Clark and Acting Chief Deputy Warden Cambell, but he asserts no charging allegations as to any of them. Accordingly, the Court finds that he fails to state a claim against them.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff bringing an individual capacity claim to show that each defendant personally participated in the deprivation of the plaintiff’s rights.

(PC) Castellano v. Shrum · filed 2020-11-03

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 requires a complaint to connect each named defendant to the claimed deprivation; broad allegations against groups of officials are insufficient.

(PC) Demisi v. Phan · filed 2020-11-03

Plaintiff’s broad, conclusory allegations as to the responsibility of categories of defendants like “prison officials” are insufficient and fail to give any Defendant notice of the specific claims against them.

Section 1983 requires a complaint to allege each defendant’s involvement and a connection between that defendant’s actions and the claimed deprivation.

(PC) Williams v. Ancheta · filed 2020-11-03

The complaint must allege in specific terms how each named defendant is involved, and must set forth some affirmative link or connection between each defendant’s actions and the claimed deprivation.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to link each defendant’s conduct to the claimed deprivation; broad allegations that do not identify responsible defendants are insufficient.

(PC) Hopper v. Newsom · filed 2020-11-03

Plaintiff’s broad, conclusory allegations do not allege with adequate particularity any overt actions by any Defendant that would support Plaintiff’s claims against them.

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

Nall v. Sussex Correctional Institution · filed 2020-11-03

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 does not impose liability on prison staff for medical treatment decisions they were not responsible for making.

Miles v. Mueller · filed 2020-11-03

Miles does not contradict their statements that they lacked the authority to prescribe medications or place him in the general medical clinic or that they deferred to Santos’s treatment. As they were not responsible for these aspects of his medical care, they cannot incur liability.

A Section 1983 claim must allege facts connecting each defendant to the asserted violation; naming a defendant without factual allegations fails to state a claim.

Royalty v. Chandler · filed 2020-11-03

A complaint that does not provide any factual basis for the claims asserted against a particular defendant must be dismissed for failure to state a claim.

Section 1983 liability requires the defendant’s personal participation in the alleged constitutional violation.

Jeffreys v. Hill · filed 2020-11-03

Moreover, liability under § 1983 attaches only upon personal participation by a defendant in the alleged constitutional violation. Trulock v. Freeh, 275 F.3d 391, 402 (4th Cir. 2001). Plaintiff’s allegations fail to plead any claims which demonstrate that Defendant personally took any actions resulting in the allegedly invalid commitment order.

Section 1983 requires allegations of each defendant’s personal involvement in the asserted rights violation; naming officials and their titles alone does not state a claim.

Hill v. White · filed 2020-11-03

Other than listing these defendants and their titles, Hill provides no allegations of any individual actions or omissions by them, or any personal involvement in the violation of his constitutional or federal rights.

A § 1983 claim against an employee requires facts connecting that employee to the alleged deprivation; presence in the room alone is insufficient.

H.P. v. B.W. Robinson School for the Severely Disabled · filed 2020-11-03

Plaintiff has not alleged that Kelley was responsible for, or even aware of, Plaintiff’s restraint. ... Plaintiff’s allegations do not satisfy the pleading standard under Rule 12(b)(6) so her § 1983 claim must be dismissed.

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

Gray v. Baca · filed 2020-11-03

Judge Baldwin found the undisputed evidence shows Defendant Brockway was not involved with Plaintiff’s treatment and in fact was not even working on November 10, 2016. ... However, here again the Court agrees with Judge Baldwin’s findings.

Section 1983 requires facts plausibly showing a defendant's personal involvement in the alleged wrongdoing.

Sanchez v. Shanley · filed 2020-11-03

In short, the amended complaint lacks allegations which plausibly suggest that defendant Shanley was personally involved in any wrongdoing following his alleged receipt of a letter from plaintiff regarding plaintiff's removal from a training program.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff seeking to hold an individual defendant liable to show that defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged constitutional deprivation.

Turner v. Dellapia · filed 2020-11-03

“It is well settled that, in order to establish a defendant’s individual liability in a suit brought under § 1983,” as under Bivens, “a plaintiff must show, inter alia, the defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged constitutional deprivation.” ... The Court therefore denies the County Defendants’ motion to the extent it is premised on failure to allege their personal involvement in the allegedly unconstitutional acts.

Section 1983 requires facts connecting each defendant to the alleged deprivation; identifying officials by their positions alone does not state a claim.

Duffy v. May · filed 2020-11-04

Other than to describe their positions, there are no allegations directed to any defendant.

Section 1983 does not make officers liable for another officer’s use of force when they neither caused it nor had an opportunity to intervene.

Williamson v. Wills · filed 2020-11-04

None of these officers caused the shooting defendants to discharge their weapons. There was no time for them to either object or intercede. Simply put, the non-shooting defendants may have participated in the initial plan to stop Chacon, but they were bystanders to the subsequent use of force.

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

Mieloszyk v. McBride · filed 2020-11-04

Further, to state a claim under Section 1983 Plaintiff must allege that each defendant was personally involved in the deprivation of a constitutional right.

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

El Dey v. Brann · filed 2020-11-04

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 requires facts showing each defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged deprivation of rights.

Green v. Ratliff · filed 2020-11-05

Thus, Green has not stated facts describing personal actions by each of the defendants as required to state a § 1983 claim against any of them.

Section 1983 requires a complaint to name defendants who personally participated in the alleged deprivation of a federal constitutional right.

(PC) Hill v. Newsom · filed 2020-11-05

Finally, an amended complaint must also identify as a defendant only persons who personally participated in a substantial way in depriving plaintiff of a federal constitutional right.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to show that each defendant personally participated in the deprivation of the plaintiff’s rights.

(PC)Dingle v. Tesluk · filed 2020-11-05

Under § 1983, plaintiff must demonstrate that each defendant personally participated in the deprivation of his rights. ... Plaintiff fails to identify any specific action, or inaction, by any specific unnamed defendant.

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

(PC) Adcock v. Peery · filed 2020-11-05

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

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

(PC) Lake v. Diaz · filed 2020-11-05

The statute requires that there be an actual connection or link between the actions of the defendants and the deprivation alleged to have been suffered by plaintiff.

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

Jensen v. Quiros · filed 2020-11-05

“It is well settled that, in order to establish a defendant’s individual liability in a suit brought under § 1983, a plaintiff must show, inter alia, the defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged constitutional deprivation.”

Section 1983 liability for deliberate indifference cannot rest solely on a defendant’s knowledge of a prisoner’s complaints through grievances.

Gill v. Aranas · filed 2020-11-05

But as Judge Baldwin correctly found, Aranas’s knowledge of Plaintiff’s ... complaints through Plaintiff’s grievances, without more, cannot establish that Aranas personally acted with deliberate indifference for purposes of § 1983 liability.

A § 1983 claim for delayed or denied medical care requires the personal involvement of a defendant.

Feliz v. Westchester Department of Corrections (Valhalla) · filed 2020-11-05

The allegations about medical care for the resulting injuries could arguably give rise to a § 1983 claim, but Plaintiff does not name any defendant who was personally involved in delaying or denying him adequate medical care.

A § 1983 claim requires allegations showing each defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged constitutional violation.

KELLY v. PA DOC · filed 2020-11-05

In a § 1983 action, the personal involvement of each defendant in the alleged constitutional violation is a required element, and, therefore, a plaintiff must allege how each defendant was involved in the events and occurrences giving rise to the claims.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to link each defendant’s conduct to the alleged deprivation.

Pitts v. Espinda · filed 2020-11-06

These claims fail at the starting gate, however, because Pitts fails to link the alleged harm to any Defendant. See Latonie, 2013 WL 3327942, at *3 (“There can be no liability under § 1983 without an affirmative link or connection between an individual defendant's actions and the claimed deprivation.”). Pitts claims based on the conditions in the SHU are DISMISSED with leave granted to amend.

Section 1983 requires a defendant to be personally responsible for the deprivation of a constitutional right; a sheriff’s position alone does not establish liability.

Pitts v. Downey · filed 2020-11-06

Plaintiff’s only allegations against Defendant Downey is that he is responsible in his capacity as Sheriff. Section 1983 liability is predicated on fault, so to be liable, a defendant must be “personally responsible for the deprivation of a constitutional right.” quoting Chavez v. Ill. State Police, 251 F.3d 612, 651 (7th Cir.2001)). Here, as Plaintiff does not allege Defendant Downey had personal knowledge of the alleged conditions, he is DISMISSED.

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

Lacy v. Osmundson · filed 2020-11-06

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.”

Section 1983 requires plausible allegations that each defendant was personally involved in the alleged deprivation of rights.

Dittmer v. Corizon Health, Inc. · filed 2020-11-06

Disregarding the objective component, the complaint states neither a culpable mental state nor personal involvement of the MDOC Defendants.

Section 1983 requires facts connecting an individual defendant to the challenged conduct.

Caggiano v. Rees · filed 2020-11-06

While the Complaint contains allegations related to Plaintiff's mental health needs and treatment at Mohawk C.F. and Mid-State C.F. from August 2017 until December 2017, Plaintiff has not alleged that Agosh was personally involved in decisions related to his medical treatment at those facilities.

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

Menefee v. Washington County Jail · filed 2020-11-06

Here, plaintiff’s denial of religious freedom claim fails to allege facts giving rise to a reasonable inference that any of the named defendants were personally involved in the alleged violation of his rights; plaintiff does not allege who was personally involved in the decision to deny him access to religious services. Accordingly, plaintiff fails to state a claim for denial of his First Amendment rights upon which relief may be granted under § 1983.

Section 1983 requires facts plausibly showing that an individual defendant was personally involved in the alleged deprivation of a federal right.

Scott v. Core Civic · filed 2020-11-06

First, while Plaintiff has sued Defendants Warden Deal and Medical Administrator Dr. Reagan, he does not set forth any facts from which the Court can plausibly infer that these Defendants were personally involved in any alleged deprivation of medications or medical procedures such that they might be liable for those incidents under § 1983.

Section 1983 requires factual allegations showing each defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged violation.

Holley v. Combs · filed 2020-11-09

Thus, a § 1983 claim requires factual detail about each defendant’s personal involvement. ... There simply are no factual allegations regarding anything either of those individuals did or failed to do. Accordingly, Holley has failed to state a claim against Lawson and Muncy, and they will be dismissed without prejudice.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to allege that the defendant was personally responsible for the challenged deprivation.

Thomas v. Wolf · filed 2020-11-09

As for Thomas’s claim that he received insufficient physical therapy, the complaint does not allege that Dr. Wolf was responsible for any purportedly undue delay in treatment.

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

(PC) Williams v. Unknown · filed 2020-11-09

The statute requires that there be an actual connection or link between the actions of the defendants and the deprivation alleged to have been suffered by plaintiff.

Section 1983 requires facts showing a defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged constitutional deprivation; merely allowing a grievance appeal is insufficient.

Bibbs v. Dart · filed 2020-11-09

The mere fact that Shebel allowed Bibbs’s January 20, 2017, appeal alone is insufficient to adequately allege Shebel’s personal involvement in a § 1983 claim.

Section 1983 requires allegations connecting a defendant to the claimed deprivation; naming a defendant only in the caption does not state a claim against that person.

Adkins v. St. Clair County Sheriff's Department · filed 2020-11-09

As to John Doe #3, Plaintiff identifies him in the caption of his Complaint but fails to include any allegations against him in the statement of claim or individual counts. Accordingly, John Doe #3 is DISMISSED without prejudice.

Section 1983 requires evidence that an individual officer personally participated in the alleged excessive force; presence at the scene and a conclusory allegation do not suffice.

HENDERSON v. MATTHEWS · filed 2020-11-09

There is no evidence that identifies Baker as using excessive force against Helen Henderson. Indeed, plaintiffs’ own eyewitness, Hughes, does not identify Baker as one of the officers who “pulled” his mother down the steps of their neighbor’s home. Aside from the conclusory allegation in the complaint stated above, there is no evidence to suggest otherwise. The motion of defendant Baker for summary judgment will be granted with respect to the excessive force claim.

Section 1983 requires facts showing each defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged violation; naming a defendant in the complaint’s caption is insufficient.

Mateen v. Collins · filed 2020-11-10

Mateen’s amended complaint fails to state a §1983 claim against the above-listed defendants because he does not allege any action by them; they simply are listed in the caption of his amended complaint.

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

(PC) Kitchens v. Rio Consumnes Correctional Center · filed 2020-11-10

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 each defendant to have personally participated in a substantial way in the alleged deprivation of constitutional rights.

(PC) Reyes v. Matteson · filed 2020-11-10

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 facts showing each defendant’s personal involvement in the deprivation of a federal right.

Rials v. Grijalva · filed 2020-11-10

As to Defendants Tiscornia and Ramirez, Plaintiff has not made any specific allegations as to how those Defendants’ actions violated his constitutional rights. “A plaintiff must allege facts, not simply conclusions, t[o] show that [each defendant] was personally involved in the deprivation of his civil rights.”

Section 1983 requires facts supporting a reasonable inference that the defendant was personally involved in the alleged unconstitutional conduct.

BANGO v. MASSING · filed 2020-11-10

There is not enough information for the Court to reasonably infer that Officer Massing was personally involved in creating unconstitutional conditions of confinement under the Fourteenth Amendment.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to show that a prison employee was personally responsible for the deprivation of the plaintiff’s rights.

Santiago v. Gilbert · filed 2020-11-12

For a prison employee to be subject to liability under §1983, the plaintiff must show that that employee had “personal responsibility” for the deprivation of his constitutional rights.

Section 1983 does not make grievance reviewers liable merely for failing to stop another officer’s alleged violation when they created no constitutional wrong themselves.

Asher Hill v. Nicholson · filed 2020-11-12

Because Hill does not allege that these reviewing officers created any new constitutional wrongs—they merely did not stop Stump’s alleged violation—Hill’s suit against them was properly dismissed.

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

(PC) Witt v. Helm · filed 2020-11-12

Any amended complaint must identify as a defendant only persons who personally participated in a substantial way in depriving him of a federal constitutional right.

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

(PC) Shaw v. Woods · filed 2020-11-12

The statute requires that there be an actual connection or link between the actions of the defendants and the deprivation alleged to have been suffered by plaintiff.

Section 1983 requires personal involvement in the alleged constitutional deprivation; merely responding to grievances about others’ conduct does not establish individual liability.

Ortega v. Halliday · filed 2020-11-12

Under this authority, these Defendants, who merely responded to Plaintiff’s grievances, were not “personally involved” in the allegedly unconstitutional rejections of Plaintiff’s proposed MSR host site and refusals to release him from prison.

Section 1983 requires allegations that each defendant was personally involved in the deprivation of federal rights.

Clark v. Brown · filed 2020-11-12

Plaintiff makes no allegation against Chapman in either his individual or official capacities, and attributes no policy or practice to him. As a result, Plaintiff has failed to allege Defendant Chapman had any personal involvement in the alleged deprivation of his civil rights.

A § 1983 complaint must allege specific conduct by each defendant; merely naming a defendant is insufficient.

Roberson 981817 v. Bray · filed 2020-11-12

Where a person is named as a defendant without an allegation of specific conduct, the complaint is subject to dismissal, even under the liberal construction afforded to pro se complaints.

Section 1983 complaints must identify the actions or inactions of each defendant alleged to have violated the plaintiff’s rights.

Roach v. Tennessee Department of Corrections · filed 2020-11-12

Accordingly, within 30 days of the entry of this Order, Plaintiff must file an amended complaint in which he (1) clearly identifies his claims related to particular occurrences that violated his rights, (2) describes the particular actions and/or inactions of each defendant about which he complains, and (3) provides the approximate date of each such occurrence.

Section 1983 requires a prison official’s personal involvement in the alleged rights violation or a causal connection between the official’s actions and the violation.

Carrillo v. El Paso County Commissioners · filed 2020-11-13

In order to hold that prison official liable under § 1983, a plaintiff must show the official was personally and directly involved in conduct causing an alleged deprivation of his constitutional rights—or there was a causal connection between the actions of the official and the constitutional violation he seeks to redress. ... Carrillo does not allege Corenjudo was aware of the attack or personally involved in the violation of his rights.

Section 1983 requires facts showing a defendant’s personal participation in a constitutional violation.

Rickie Hill v. Holland · filed 2020-11-13

The district court properly dismissed Hill’s claims against defendant Filson because Hill failed to allege facts sufficient to show that Filson personally participated in a constitutional violation.