42 U.S.C. § 1983

Section 1983 does not impose liability on officials who merely mishandle grievances without causing or participating in the underlying conduct.

Calderon v. Wild · filed 2020-01-31

As a result, any allegations of mishandling of an inmate’s grievances by persons who otherwise did not cause or participate in the underlying conduct states no claim.

Section 1983 requires a showing of personal fault based on each defendant’s own conduct.

McManus v. Elliott · filed 2020-01-31

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

Section 1983 does not permit a claim against an official for mishandling a grievance when the official did not cause or participate in the underlying conduct.

Bowens v. Howled · filed 2020-02-03

As a result, any allegations of mishandling of an inmate’s grievance by persons who otherwise did not cause or participate in the underlying conduct states no claim.

Section 1983 permits a claim to proceed against medical staff alleged to have been directly involved in the challenged care.

White v. Weber · filed 2020-02-03

Accordingly, White’s case may proceed against Doctor or Nurse Practitioner Mary Lemmenes and Dr. Barbara Weber who she claims were directly involved in her care.

Section 1983 does not impose personal liability on prison officials whose only involvement in an alleged constitutional violation was participating in the grievance process.

Baptiste v. Hatton · filed 2020-02-03

Defendants Hatton and Lewis are DISMISSED from this action with prejudice. Their only involvement in the alleged constitutional violation was their participation in the grievance process.

Section 1983 requires factual allegations connecting the defendant to the alleged constitutional violation; allegations about other defendants do not suffice.

Strahan v. Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs · filed 2020-02-03

However, all non-conclusory factual allegations relate to the conduct of the State Defendants, not Coastal Studies. ... Accordingly, Plaintiff has failed to sufficiently plead a claim as to Coastal Studies in Count III.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal participation in the alleged violation; supervisory responsibility alone does not establish liability.

Miller v. Tate · filed 2020-02-03

In other words, there is no respondeat superior liability under § 1983.

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

Feliz v. Park · filed 2020-02-03

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.

A Section 1983 complaint must allege facts showing the named defendants’ personal involvement in violating a federal right.

Al-Haj v. Singer · filed 2020-02-03

Plaintiff does not state a claim showing that he is entitled to relief because he fails to allegeany facts suggesting that the named defendants were involved personally in violating any right.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged wrong; responding to a prison grievance alone does not establish liability.

Andrews v. Swope · filed 2020-02-03

Plaintiff makes no allegations of personal involvement sufficient to trigger § 1983 liability against the Moving Defendants, who were either not involved in the alleged wrongs or only responded to a grievance filed by Plaintiff.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged constitutional violation; denying grievances alone does not establish it.

Hayes v. Gilmore · filed 2020-02-04

Additionally, although Hayes alleged that some of these Defendants denied Hayes’s grievances, such actions do not establish personal involvement.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to show that a defendant personally acted to deprive the plaintiff of a constitutional right.

Carmichael v. Dunn · filed 2020-02-04

Thus, Carmichael must establish the defendants personally acted to deprive him of a constitutional right.

A § 1983 plaintiff must allege a specific injury and an affirmative link between that injury and a particular defendant’s conduct.

Shreeve v. Arizona Department of Public Safety · filed 2020-02-04

In addition, the 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’s vague and conclusory allegations are insufficient to support a conclusion that Defendants took specific actions that have harmed Plaintiff.

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

(PC) Kindred v. Cabrera · filed 2020-02-04

Under § 1983, Plaintiff must demonstrate that each defendant personally participated in the deprivation of his rights.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged violation; denying a grievance alone is insufficient.

Youngblood v. Fitch · filed 2020-02-04

In other words, personal involvement beyond the grievance process is necessary.

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

Reed v. LeBlanc · filed 2020-02-04

Furthermore, in order for a prison official to be found liable under § 1983, the official must have been personally and directly involved in conduct causing an alleged deprivation of an inmate's constitutional rights or there must be a causal connection between the actions of the official and the constitutional violation sought to be redressed.

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

Law v. Dorsey · filed 2020-02-04

Ina § 1983 action, a plaintiff must plead facts indicating that a defendant acted personally in the alleged deprivation of his constitutional rights.

Section 1983 does not hold a defendant liable for another person’s misconduct.

Powell v. Thompson · filed 2020-02-05

Under §1983, defendants cannot be held liable for another person’s misconduct.

Section 1983 requires allegations that a defendant was personally involved in the alleged deprivation or had notice of it.

McGill v. Buzzelli · filed 2020-02-05

Because McGill has failed to allege any personal involvement by Drew in the allegedly unlawful conduct about which he complains, much less that she had actual or constructive notice of that conduct, he has failed to state a § 1983 claim against her.

Section 1983 requires allegations that each defendant was personally involved in the conduct underlying a claimed constitutional violation.

Rosa v. Pickney · filed 2020-02-05

Plaintiff cannot establish liability on the part of any Defendant for claimed constitutional violations absent allegations that each Defendant was personally involved in the conduct which forms the basis of the claims.

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

(PS) Hameedullah v. White · filed 2020-02-06

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. ... Plaintiff does not identify the specific constitutional right that was allegedly violated, nor does he state facts demonstrating that any of the defendants were personally involved in the violation of his constitutional rights.

Section 1983 requires facts linking a defendant’s actions to the alleged deprivation; a conclusory allegation of involvement is insufficient.

(PC) Britton v. California Superior Court · filed 2020-02-06

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. ... While plaintiff alleges that defendants Officers Young, Bullard and Freeman were part of the alleged false arrest, the second amended complaint contains no allegations in support of this conclusory claim. Accordingly, the claims against defendants Young, Bullard and Freeman are dismissed.

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

(PS)Crago v. Sacramento Sheriff · filed 2020-02-06

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

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to identify each defendant’s specific actions or connection to the alleged violation.

Cathy v. Kuzmicz · filed 2020-02-06

The other defendants for this claim are dismissed with prejudice because plaintiff has failed to identify their specific actions or how they are associated with the claim and he was already provided leave to amend to address these deficiencies.

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

Norris v. Downs · filed 2020-02-06

It is well recognized that for liability to attach under Section 1983, a defendant must have been “personally responsible for the deprivation of a constitutional right.” Sanville v. McCaughtry, 266 F.3d 724, 740 (7th Cir.2001) (quoting Chavez v. Ill. State Police, 251 F.3d 612, 651 (7th Cir. 2001)).

Section 1983 requires an official to be personally responsible for a constitutional deprivation to be liable.

Hill v. Illinois · filed 2020-02-06

And, § 1983 requires that an official be personally responsible in order to be liable for a constitutional deprivation.

Section 1983 permits claims against individual defendants who were personally involved in the alleged constitutional violations.

Ross v. Lamb · filed 2020-02-06

New individual Defendants may be added if they were personally involved in the constitutional violations.

Section 1983 liability requires personal involvement; merely signing off on papers does not suffice.

Champ v. Simmon · filed 2020-02-06

This does not constitute personal involvement sufficient to sustain liability, and so Count 4 shall be dismissed against Irose.

A § 1983 medical-care claim must identify a defendant responsible for the alleged denial of care; naming only the hospital was insufficient here.

Earl v. Jackson General Hospital · filed 2020-02-06

Earl has not sufficiently alleged the subjective component of an Eighth Amendment violation because he does not identify any individual who was responsible for denying him adequate medical care; the only Defendant he names is the Hospital itself.

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

(PC) Martinez v. Davey · filed 2020-02-07

Under section 1983, Plaintiff must demonstrate that each defendant personally participated in the deprivation of his rights. ... At this preliminary stage, the Court finds that plaintiff has stated a cognizable claim against defendants Dr. Lewis and Warden Davey. Each of these defendants is alleged to have known of requests submitted by medical specialists for further treatment for plaintiff’s conditions, each had the power to grant these medical requests, and each denied those medical requests with deliberate indifference to plaintiff’s health needs.

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

(PC) Harris v. Pleshchuck · filed 2020-02-07

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 complaint to allege a defendant’s involvement in the claimed deprivation; naming a person only in the caption does not state a claim against that person.

Dixon v. Baldwin · filed 2020-02-07

Merely invoking the name of a potential defendant in the caption is not sufficient to state a claim against that individual.

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

Blankumsee v. Beachley · filed 2020-02-07

To the extent Blankumsee raises a constitutional claim against Governor Hogan or former Commissioner Corcoran under the Eighth Amendment’s proscription against “cruel and unusual punishment,” to establish liability under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, a defendant must be personally involved in the alleged violation.

Section 1983 requires an officer’s personal involvement in alleged excessive force; an officer who arrived after the force was used is not liable for it.

Walker v. Raja · filed 2020-02-07

In light of what the Court interprets as Plaintiff’s acceptance of Lopez’s statement that Lopez was not present when the other officers subdued and handcuffed Plaintiff, no reasonable jury could find that Lopez either was personally involved in the alleged use of excessive force.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged wrong; denying an inmate’s grievance or appeal alone does not establish that involvement.

BROWN v. NICHOLSON · filed 2020-02-07

Their denials of his grievance and appeal do not give rise to a constitutional violation, and Mr. Brown has failed to allege any other personal involvement. Accordingly, Mr. Brown’s Section 1983 claims against CHCA Laws-Smith and Superintendent Lamas fail.

Section 1983 requires allegations supporting a plausible inference that each defendant personally participated in, or is otherwise liable for, the alleged rights violation; allegations against defendants as a group are insufficient.

Ellis v. County of Riverside · filed 2020-02-09

Instead, the Complaint refers broadly to the defendants as a group without including factual allegations that support a plausible inference that any defendant personally participated in, or is otherwise liable for, the alleged violation of Plaintiff’s rights under the Eighth Amendment.

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

Phoenix v. Amonette · filed 2020-02-10

Thus, a § 1983 claim requires factual detail about each defendant’s personal involvement.

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

Valenzuela v. Grey · filed 2020-02-10

In addition, a plaintiff must allege that she suffered a specific injury as a result of the conduct of a particular defendant and she must allege an affirmative link between the injury and the conduct of that defendant. ... Plaintiff does not describe the treatment she has been denied and does not allege who was responsible for discontinuing the treatment.

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

(PC) Murphy v. Rudas · filed 2020-02-10

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 each individual defendant to have personally participated in the alleged deprivation of rights.

(PC) Hodge v. Taylor · filed 2020-02-10

The court notes that plaintiff has named three individual defendants – Kevin Rueter (Chief Medical Executive at HDSP), Grace Song (Deputy Medical Executive at HDSP), and Laraika Jones (a Utilization Management Registered Nurse) – but does not allege what actions each personally undertook in connection with the alleged denial of treatment. ... Thus, he has failed to state a cognizable claim against any of them.

A § 1983 plaintiff alleging interference with court access must describe what each defendant did and the resulting harm.

Arias-Maldonado v. Superior Court, County of Santa Clara · filed 2020-02-10

In his second amended complaint, Mr. Arias-Maldonado must specifically describe what each defendant did to violate his federal constitutional rights and the resulting harm.

Section 1983 requires allegations connecting a defendant to the claimed deprivation; naming someone only in the complaint’s caption does not state a claim.

Dixon v. Lang · filed 2020-02-10

Merely invoking the name of a potential defendant in the caption is not sufficient to state a claim against that individual.

Section 1983 requires facts showing that a defendant personally participated in the alleged deprivation of constitutional rights.

Lobo v. Owens · filed 2020-02-10

Ina § 1983 action, a plaintiff must plead facts indicating that a defendant acted personally in the alleged deprivation of his constitutional rights. ... Here, the Complaint contains no allegations of wrongdoing against Owens personally.

A § 1983 complaint must allege conduct by a defendant to state a claim against that person.

Bradley v. Beahm · filed 2020-02-11

Although Plaintiff names Brian Foster as a defendant, the complaint does not contain any allegations against him. Accordingly, Brian Foster will be dismissed as a defendant.

Section 1983 does not make a prison complaint examiner liable merely for denying an inmate’s grievance or disagreeing with the inmate.

Jones v. West · filed 2020-02-11

A complaint examiner is not liable under §1983 simply for denying an inmate’s grievance, or for declining to agree with an inmate.

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) Wilhelm v. Beard · filed 2020-02-11

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 claims against individual officers require their personal involvement in the constitutional violation.

Hogan v. Culver · filed 2020-02-12

A Section 1983 claim may only proceed against individual officers who are personally involved in the constitutional violation.

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.