42 U.S.C. § 1983

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to allege conduct by the named defendant that caused a deprivation of federal rights.

Wright v. Ferguson · filed 2020-08-17

To state a cause of action under § 1983, a plaintiff must allege facts indicating that he has been deprived of rights guaranteed by the Constitution or laws of the United States and that this deprivation resulted from conduct committed by a person acting under color of state law. ... Wright’s complaint fails to allege any facts against or conduct committed by Nurse Ferguson.

Section 1983 requires facts connecting a named defendant’s conduct under color of state law to the deprivation of a federal right.

Halter v. Hutcheson · filed 2020-08-17

To state a cause of action under § 1983, a plaintiff must allege facts indicating that he has been deprived of rights guaranteed by the Constitution or laws of the United States and that this deprivation resulted from conduct committed by a person acting under color of state law. ... Accordingly, Halter’s complaint fails to state a claim against the named defendants and, thus, I will dismiss this action without prejudice pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1).

Section 1983 permits personal liability for malicious prosecution when an officer approves a false arrest report likely to be used by prosecutors, even if he did not draft it or contact the prosecutor directly.

Ekukpe v. City of New York · filed 2020-08-17

Here, Ferrara had direct involvement in the arrest, and, in his supervisory capacity, reviewed and signed off on the arrest report knowing that the Assistant District Attorney was likely to use the document to initiate criminal prosecutions. As with his fair trial claim, the evidence here supports a finding that Ferrara directly participated in the constitutional violation. See Provost, 262 F.3d at 154. The fact that Ferrara did not draft the report himself and had limited contact with the prosecutor is not enough to shield him from liability.

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

Kanakanui v. Thronesbery · filed 2020-08-17

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 not alleged any facts against Defendants Thronesbery and Carreon. Accordingly, these Defendants will be dismissed.

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

(PC) Yakini D. Byrd v. Razo · filed 2020-08-17

The statute plainly 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. ... Here, Plaintiff fails to link Appeals Coordinator J. Ceballos to the allegations in his complaint.

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

(PC)Hendon v. DeFazio · filed 2020-08-17

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

A § 1983 complaint must link each defendant to specific wrongdoing.

Stokes v. Williams · filed 2020-08-17

He does not provide any dates or specifics, however, nor does he link any specific act of wrongdoing to any of the six defendants.

Section 1983 requires allegations connecting each defendant to the claimed violation; naming an official only in the caption does not state a claim against that official.

Stevens v. Parsons · filed 2020-08-17

Finally, plaintiff has not stated any claims against defendants Michael Parsons, Anne L. Precythe, Jeff Norman, and James Hurley. Although plaintiff names these defendants in the caption of his case, he states no allegations against them in the body of his complaint.

A damages claim under § 1983 requires the defendant to be personally involved in the alleged constitutional deprivation.

Dodd, Jason v. Syed · filed 2020-08-18

Accordingly, there is no basis for a reasonable jury to find Veyna personally liable for the month-and-a-half delay between when the surgery was first ordered and when the second order was processed. Matz v. Klotka, 769 F.3d 517, 528 (7th Cir. 2014) (“A damages suit under § 1983 requires that a defendant be personally involved in the alleged constitutional deprivation.”).

Section 1983 requires a defendant to have personally participated in the alleged deprivation of constitutional rights.

(PC) Leader v. County of Sacramento · filed 2020-08-18

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 connected to the alleged deprivation; a claim cannot proceed against an official with no authority over the prison at issue.

Abbatiello v. Metzger · filed 2020-08-18

When bringing a § 1983 claim, a plaintiff must allege that some person has deprived him of a federal right, and that the person who caused the deprivation acted under color of state law. ... Upon review of the Complaint, and the incorrect JTVCC address Plaintiff provided, it is clear that Plaintiff has failed to state a claim upon which relief may be granted against Hugg, who is the Director Planning and Inspection for the City of Dover, Delaware, and who is not affiliated with the Building and Inspection Department for the Town of Smyrna, Delaware.

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

(PC) Parrish v. Bugarin · filed 2020-08-19

The statute plainly 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.

A § 1983 complaint must identify who allegedly denied the plaintiff’s rights and explain how the named defendant violated federal law.

Nelson v. Fogan · filed 2020-08-19

Nelson has failed to comply with the court’s Order to particularize how the named defendant violated the constitution or federal law, and he did not specify the names of the persons who allegedly denied his rights and subjected him to unconstitutional conditions.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to allege how each defendant was personally involved in the claimed constitutional violation.

HART v. O.F. OBERLANDER · filed 2020-08-19

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 § 1983 damages claim must allege each defendant’s personal involvement in the constitutional deprivation.

Lopez v. Black · filed 2020-08-20

The court also advises Lopez that he must allege the personal involvement of each defendant against whom he asserts a claim for damages under § 1983.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to allege what each defendant did to cause a deprivation of federal rights.

(PC) Burghardt v. Borges · filed 2020-08-21

The amended complaint should be brief, Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a), but must state what each named defendant did that led to the deprivation of Plaintiff’s constitutional or other federal rights.

Section 1983 imposes individual liability for a constitutional deprivation only when the defendant personally participated in it.

Foster v. Chippendale · filed 2020-08-21

Liability for constitutional deprivations brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 attaches only where the individual defendant participated personally in the alleged deprivation.

Section 1983 liability requires a defendant’s personal involvement in causing the claimed injury.

McGrady v. Montgomery County (Maryland) · filed 2020-08-21

McGrady also should specify the “alleged action or inaction” that this individual took or did not take. See Colon v. Coughlin, 58 F.3d 865, 873 (2d Cir. 1995) (explaining that liability under § 1983 may attach only upon a showing that a party was personally involved in causing the claimed injury).

Section 1983 requires evidence tying a defendant personally to the challenged decision; committee membership alone does not establish liability for the committee’s decision.

McDaniel v. Larson · filed 2020-08-24

Nor is there evidence supporting the plaintiff’s claim that Larson removed the restriction. Larson is one member of the SNC and could not unilaterally deny the plaintiff’s request. The plaintiff offers nothing to support imputing the SNC’s decision not to approve his lower bunk restriction to Larson alone.

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

Castro v. Baez · filed 2020-08-24

None of the defendants, however, are alleged to work at Northern Correctional Institution. Thus, no defendant is responsible for his conditions of confinement there.

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

Melendez v. Mills · filed 2020-08-24

Liberally construing the allegations as required for pro se litigants, the Court finds that Plaintiff has adequately alleged Mills’ personal involvement and adequately alleged that Mills knew he needed treatment and refused to provide it.

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

Knox v. Butler · filed 2020-08-24

Liability under § 1983 is predicated on a defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged constitutional violation.

Section 1983 liability requires direct personal responsibility for the claimed deprivation of a constitutional right; conclusory allegations of responsibility are insufficient.

Simmons (ID 117440) v. Cline · filed 2020-08-24

Plaintiff has not made anything other than conclusory claims that the other defendants are responsible for the black mold conditions. See Trujillo v. Williams, 465 F.3d 1210, 1227 (10th Cir. 2006)(direct personal responsibility for claimed deprivation of constitutional right must be established for § 1983 liability).

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to show that each individual defendant was personally responsible for the alleged constitutional violation.

Schlueter v. Barnhart · filed 2020-08-25

At bottom, though, any § 1983 claim requires a plaintiff to show that an individual defendant was personally responsible for the alleged constitutional violation.

Section 1983 requires facts connecting the named defendant’s conduct to the alleged deprivation of federal rights.

Venable v. Bucklen · filed 2020-08-25

Venable’s complaint fails to allege any facts against or conduct committed by Nurse Bucklen and nothing in Venable’s complaint suggests that Nurse Bucklen was deliberately indifferent to Venable’s medical needs.

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

(PC) Montecastro v. Newsom · filed 2020-08-25

Moreover, Plaintiff must demonstrate that each defendant personally participated in the deprivation of Plaintiff’s rights.

A § 1983 complaint must allege facts describing each defendant’s personal participation in the alleged unconstitutional acts.

Waterman (ID 126456) v. Groves · filed 2020-08-25

Plaintiff should also refer to each defendant again in the body of the amended complaint, where he must allege facts describing the unconstitutional acts taken by each defendant including dates, locations, and circumstances.

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

Rech v. Monroe County · filed 2020-08-25

As Judge Payson correctly noted, Plaintiff fails to allege that Crain or Musso were personally involved in the constitutional violations of which he complains, rendering his allegations insufficient to state a claim against them.

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

Molina v. Harry · filed 2020-08-25

In the amended complaint, Plaintiff continues to fail to allege the personal involvement of any Defendant, ... alleging only that the “Officer in the Control Bubble” controls the lights.

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

(PC) Quair v. HQ · filed 2020-08-26

As plaintiff was previously informed, he must demonstrate that each named defendant personally participated in the deprivation of his rights. ... Plaintiff’s complaint fails to provide any level of detail as to how the defendants were personally involved in the violations of his rights.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff suing a defendant in an individual capacity to show that the defendant personally participated in the alleged deprivation of rights.

(PC) Hayde v. Zamora · filed 2020-08-26

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 defendant to be personally responsible for the alleged constitutional violation.

WOODS v. BROWN · filed 2020-08-26

The allegations in the complaint do not support a reasonable inference that any other defendant was personally involved in transferring Mr. Woods to GHU. "Only someone personally responsible in a constitutional violation can be held liable under § 1983."

Section 1983 requires allegations identifying what each individual defendant did to cause a constitutional violation.

Williams v. (fnu) Dole · filed 2020-08-26

As for Calloway, Kaboe and the unknown nurse, neither the third amended complaint nor plaintiff’s motion to amend (Doc. No. 26) describes what each of them did or failed to do in violation of plaintiff’s constitutional rights.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to allege each defendant’s personal involvement in the deprivation; alleging an officer’s presence alone is insufficient.

Trotman Junior v. Herod · filed 2020-08-26

While plaintiff alleges that these individuals were present, he does not indicate what involvement they had, if any, in the alleged deprivation of his property. The complaint therefore fails to state a claim against Wilson and Garrett.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement, which may be plausibly alleged through a superintendent’s oversight duties and knowledge of reported inmate attacks.

Carrasco v. Griffin · filed 2020-08-26

Because plaintiff makes plausible allegations about Supt. Griffin’s role in overseeing prison policies and procedures and that he would have known of inmate-on-inmate attacks in the E & F yard based on his review of the unusual incident log, the Court will not dismiss the claim against Supt. Griffin for lack of personal involvement.

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

Harmon v. Prummell · filed 2020-06-02

As to Sheriff Prummell, Plaintiff makes no claims alleging how Sheriff Prummell violated his constitutional rights. Thus, Plaintiff fails to state a cognizable claim under § 1983.

Section 1983 permits liability for a person who indirectly brings about a rights violation by directing others to commit unlawful acts.

Torres v. NYC Police Department · filed 2020-06-18

Citing Second Circuit precedent establishing that “[a] person may be liable in a § 1983 action by bringing about a violation of another’s rights indirectly, that is, by ‘ordering or helping others to do unlawful acts, rather than doing them him – or herself,’” the Report concludes that Torres had plausibly plead “sufficient factual information tending to show that his Fourth Amendment right was violated by McGowan, acting in concert with New York City police officers.” ... But in light of the action’s procedural posture and McGowan’s decision not to file objections, the Court — reluctantly — adopts the Report in its entirety.

Section 1983 liability requires the defendant’s personal involvement.

Myrick, Levi v. Gohde, Jamie · filed 2020-08-27

Although HSU Manager Gohde is even more subject to an inference that “the buck stops here,” the record evidence is sparse as to her personal involvement. See Mitchell v. Kallas, 895 F.3d 492, 498–99 (7th Cir. 2018) (liability under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 requires personal involvement).

Section 1983 requires allegations connecting each individual defendant to particular wrongful actions; general allegations of discrimination are insufficient.

C. Griffin v. UW System Board of Regents · filed 2020-08-27

Nearly all of Griffin’s allegations are generally stated and do not connect individual defendants to particular actions.

Section 1983 requires facts connecting each defendant’s conduct to a deprivation of rights; naming a defendant without alleging misconduct is insufficient.

McFerrin v. Corizon Health Inc. · filed 2020-08-27

Plaintiff has also named Lovelace, Cofield, Goings, and “Medical Director N.E.C.C.” as defendants in this action, and he claims they are liable to him. However, he does not allege that they engaged in any misconduct. ... It is important that plaintiff allege facts explaining what the defendant did to violate his rights. See Madewell v. Roberts, 909 F.2d 1203, 1208 (8th Cir. 1990) (citations omitted) (“Liability under § 1983 requires a causal link to, and direct responsibility for, the deprivation of rights.”).

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged deprivation of rights; a supervisory position alone does not establish liability.

Trotman v. Doe · filed 2020-08-27

A Section 1983 complaint that does not allege the personal involvement of a defendant therefore fails as a matter of law.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to allege what each defendant personally did or failed to do to violate the plaintiff’s constitutional rights.

Staten v. Buchanan · filed 2020-08-28

Because § 1983 makes public employees liable “for their own misdeeds but not for anyone else’s,” Burks v. Raemisch, 555 F.3d 592, 596 (7th Cir.2009), a plaintiff must specifically allege what each individual defendant did (or did not do) to violate his constitutional rights. Staten’s complaint does not do that.

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

(PC) Johnson v. Lozano · filed 2020-08-28

As stated earlier, clear links between specific state actors and specific violations of right are required in order to state cognizable Section 1983 claims.

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

(PC) Burton v. Arya · filed 2020-08-28

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 connection between each defendant’s conduct and the alleged deprivation of rights.

(PC) Hodges v. Seibert · filed 2020-08-28

However, plaintiff has not stated a claim for relief against defendants Brewer, Monroy, and Bevens because he has not connected them to the asserted constitutional violation.

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) Joseph v. Noguchi · filed 2020-08-28

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 imposes individual liability for a defendant’s own conduct, not for others’ acts absent the defendant’s personal involvement.

Tanaka v. Kaaukai · filed 2020-08-28

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 each defendant to have participated in the alleged deprivation of rights; merely responding to a grievance is insufficient.

NEALS v. STROMBERG · filed 2020-08-28

A plaintiff asserting any § 1983 claim against multiple defendants must show that each defendant participated in the alleged deprivation of rights. ... It appears that Defendants Patoe, C. Johnson, and S. Johnson merely responded (or failed to respond) to Plaintiff’s grievances about the incident, and failure to respond to a grievance is not a basis for § 1983 liability.

Section 1983 claims against a supervisory official may proceed when the complaint sufficiently alleges that official’s personal involvement.

MCMILLAN v. COMMISSIONER OF THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS · filed 2020-08-28

Based on the standard set forth in Rode, Plaintiff’s complaint has alleged the necessary level of personal involvement by the Commissioner for the complaint to proceed beyond this stage.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to identify the individuals personally involved in the alleged deprivation of rights and state what each did.

McDaniel v. The People of the City of New York · filed 2020-08-28

Plaintiff must also name as defendants the individuals who were directly and personally involved in the alleged constitutional deprivationand state what each individual did to violate his rights.

Section 1983 requires personal involvement to hold an officer liable for a false arrest.

GRIFFIN v. JOHNSON · filed 2020-08-28

Under both claims, there is no evidence that Sergeant Lowry participated in the arrest or the initiation of charges against Plaintiff.

A § 1983 plaintiff must plead facts showing each defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged wrong.

Arrington v. Gonzalez · filed 2020-08-31

In order to successfully plead a cause of action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, a plaintiff must articulate “facts that illustrate the defendants’ participation in the wrong alleged.”

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to allege how each defendant individually caused or personally participated in the claimed deprivation.

(PC) Rood v. Shasta County Jail Medical Staff · filed 2020-08-31

Again, in a Section 1983 action, a plaintiff must allege facts showing how defendants individually caused or personally participated in causing the harm alleged.

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

(PC) Owens v. Banuelos · filed 2020-08-31

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 identify defendants who personally participated in a substantial way in the alleged deprivation of a federal constitutional right.

(PC) Windham v. State of California · filed 2020-08-31

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

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in a constitutional violation; allegations that an officer helped fabricate police reports can satisfy that requirement at the pleading stage.

Baker v. City of Chicago · filed 2020-08-31

Indeed, liability under § 1983 requires personal involvement in a constitutional violation by the defendant. ... Accepted as true, however, they are sufficient to establish each officer’s personal involvement in the alleged due process violation, conspiracy, and failure to intervene.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff suing defendants in their individual capacities to allege facts showing each defendant’s personal responsibility for the deprivation of rights.

Cross v. Mays · filed 2020-08-31

If plaintiff is suing a defendant in an individual capacity, he is required to allege facts demonstrating the personal responsibility of the defendant for harming him.

Section 1983 liability requires proof that each defendant personally participated in the alleged deprivation of rights.

Bynum v. City of Las Vegas · filed 2020-08-31

To establish § 1983 liability, a plaintiff must show that each defendant personally participated in the alleged rights deprivation.

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

Griffin v. Kings County District Attorney's Office · filed 2020-08-31

To succeed in an action for damages pursuant to Section 1983, the plaintiff must show that each named defendant was personally involved in the alleged violation of his constitutional rights.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in the constitutional violation; awareness of an assault and failure to punish the officer involved do not suffice.

Ruggiero v. Way · filed 2020-08-31

To the extent Plaintiff seeks to hold Browne responsible because he told Browne about the assault and Browne did not punish Way or otherwise remedy the constitutional violation, mere “ knowledge and acquiescence” to unconstitutional conduct, or mere failure to act on a complaint, without more, fails to state a claim against a Section 1983 defendant.

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

Jallow v. City of New York · filed 2020-08-31

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 a plaintiff to identify each defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged wrongdoing.

COLON v. ANGLIKOWSKI · filed 2020-08-31

Thus, the Complaint leaves each Defendant without any means to know what personal involvement he or she is alleged to have had in the conduct vaguely described in the Complaint. ... Plaintiff must show personal involvement in the alleged wrongdoing by each defendant.

A § 1983 claim against individual government officials must allege how each defendant’s own actions violated the Constitution.

McGee v. Lawless · filed 2020-09-01

To plead a viable § 1983 claim against individual government officials, McGee must “plead that each Government-official defendant, through the official’s own individual actions, has violated the Constitution.” Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 676 (2009).

Section 1983 requires evidence of each defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged violation to bring that defendant to trial.

Szubielski v. Pierce · filed 2020-09-01

“[A] § 1983 plaintiff must produce evidence supporting each individual defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged violation to bring that defendant to trial.” Jutrowski v. Twp. of Riverdale, 904 F.3d 280, 291 (3d Cir. 2018). Thus, Szubielski’s due process claim regarding the “Remain in SHU” list cannot survive summary judgment.

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

Morales v. Stanton · filed 2020-09-01

Even when viewing the record in the light most favorable to Morales, no reasonable juror could find that Stanton was personally involved in opening Morales’ legal mail outside of his presence.

Section 1983 claims for damages against individual officials require factual allegations connecting their acts or omissions to the alleged harm.

Gillette v. Prosper · filed 2020-09-02

Although Plaintiff alleges, for example, that they were “deliberately indifferent” to Plaintiff’s medical condition, there is no specific allegation of knowledge of Plaintiff’s condition by Prosper and Wilson or what actions they took which demonstrated indifference. Further, there is no showing of causality between acts or omissions on the part of Prosper or Wilson and the harm Plaintiff allegedly suffered.

Section 1983 requires facts showing a defendant’s personal involvement in or direct responsibility for the alleged deprivation of rights.

Hayes v. Daniel · filed 2020-09-02

“Liability under section 1983 requires a causal link to, and direct responsibility for, the deprivation of rights. To establish personal liability on the part of a defendant, [the plaintiff] must allege specific facts of personal involvement in, or direct responsibility for, a deprivation of [his] constitutional rights.” ... Thus, Plaintiff has failed to state facts showing that Defendants Lee and Richard had any personal involvement in the alleged constitutional violations.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in an alleged rights violation to state a claim against that defendant.

Sekerke v. Olsen · filed 2020-09-02

To the extent Plaintiff intended to raise a claim based on the allegations of excessive use of force when his arm was twisted, he has not named as a Defendant anyone who was involved in that incident and as such has not stated a § 1983 claim based on that incident.

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

Fetterman v. Peek · filed 2020-09-02

A complaint must allege each defendant’s personal involvement with the alleged violation of federal rights. ... Fetterman asserts no specific claims against Defendants Stewart and White, and fails to identify any specific actions taken by either defendant. The Court will dismiss defendants Stewart and White.

A § 1983 claim may proceed when the record creates a factual dispute over whether the defendants personally committed the alleged retaliatory acts.

Brown 884273 v. Davis · filed 2020-09-02

However, the Magistrate Judge properly relied on the evidence of record, including Plaintiff’s allegations in his verified summary judgment motion in concluding that an issue of fact exists as to whether Davis and Davids subjected Plaintiff to retaliatory acts (R&R, ECF No. 42 at PageID.441).

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

Grazette v. Rockefeller · filed 2020-09-02

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 a defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged violation; responding to a grievance alone does not establish that involvement.

Cotton v. Damiter · filed 2020-09-02

As such, the Court will dismiss Defendants Newberry, O’Kane, and Meintel for lack of personal involvement.

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

(PC) Martinez v. Brown · filed 2020-09-03

To state a claim under section 1983, Plaintiff must demonstrate that each defendant personally participated in the deprivation of his rights.

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

Rodriguez v. Baker · filed 2020-09-03

Accordingly, to successfully state a claim, the plaintiffs must show that each defendant was personally involved in the alleged unreasonable searches and seizures.

Section 1983 requires personal involvement for individual liability; an officer’s mere presence at the scene is insufficient.

Lopez v. Baker · filed 2020-09-03

Accordingly, to successfully state a claim, the plaintiffs must show that each defendant was personally involved in the alleged unreasonable searches and seizures.

Section 1983 requires allegations showing each individual defendant’s own misconduct; collective allegations against several defendants do not establish each defendant’s liability.

Clark v. Phelps County · filed 2020-09-03

In a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 case, persons named as the defendants “are personally liable only for their own misconduct.” ... Plaintiff, however, tends to group Defendants together and then make allegations against them collectively. ... This is not sufficient to state a claim against each of those Defendants or to give each of those Defendants notice of the nature of the claim against them.

Section 1983 requires allegations of each defendant’s personal participation, and the court found those allegations sufficient at the pleading stage.

Estate of John David Dellinger v. Bryant · filed 2020-09-03

In her Report, the Magistrate Judge first rejects Defendants’ general argument that Plaintiff failed to allege the personal participation of each individual Defendant. No party has objected to this finding, and the Court finds no error in the Magistrate Judge’s analysis in this regard.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in or direct responsibility for the alleged violation.

Hines v. Kaemingk · filed 2020-09-03

Section “1983 liability requires personal involvement in or direct responsibility for actions resulting in [the] violation.” ... Hines does not assert facts to support that Brandt and the SDDOC defendants were personally involved in denying him access to his judicial records, thus, this claim against them is dismissed under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(e)(2)(B)(i-ii) and 1915A(b)(1).

Section 1983 requires a damages plaintiff to plead facts showing each defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged constitutional deprivation.

Alke v. Adams · filed 2020-09-04

In its August 9, 2017 order, the lower court correctly dismissed Alke's medical indifference claims against defendants-appellees Brian Fischer, the commissioner of the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision ("DOCCS"); Steven Racette, a DOCCS superintendent; and Dr. Vonda Johnson, Clinton's facility health services director, because Alke failed to plead sufficient facts indicating that they were personally involved in treating his back injury.

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

(PC) Fratus v. Dayson · filed 2020-09-04

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 plaintiff to allege each defendant’s personal involvement in the challenged conduct.

FRAZIER v. ELLIS · filed 2020-09-04

Frazier may have a claim that he was forced to work on his off days in retaliation and for purposes of causing him pain, but he does not allege specifically which defendants were responsible for scheduling him to work. He has therefore failed to assert that any of the defendants are personally responsible for these alleged actions.

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

Spearman 320836 v. Williams · filed 2020-09-04

The Magistrate Judge set forth the applicable authority for establishing a conspiracy claim and properly concluded that absent any personal involvement by Defendant Youngert in increasing Plaintiff’s security classification, the alleged unconstitutional behavior, “there is no basis to impose liability on him for the alleged violation” (R&R, ECF No. 78 at PageID.682; citing Rizzo v. Goode, 423 U.S. 362, 371 (1976)).

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

Jones v. Parrish · filed 2020-09-08

In order to survive summary judgment fora claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, a plaintiff must “affirmatively show[] that the official charged acted personally in the deprivation of the plaintiff’s rights.” Wright v. Collins, 766 F.2d 841, 850 (4th Cir. 1985) (quoting Vinnedge v. Gibbs, 550 F.2d 926, 928 (4th Cir. 1977)).

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

Kleinfelt v. Gilbert · filed 2020-09-08

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. ... Because Plaintiff fails to allege facts to support that any other Defendants were involved, including how, Plaintiff’s remaining allegations against unspecified Defendants will be dismissed.

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

(PC) Myers v. CDCR · filed 2020-09-08

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 an affirmative connection between a defendant’s conduct and the claimed deprivation of rights.

(PC) Hernandez v. California Department of Corrections · filed 2020-09-08

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 defendant’s personal involvement in, or causal connection to, the alleged constitutional deprivation.

Shafer v. Collier · filed 2020-09-08

Likewise, although Plaintiff complains of the conditions of confinement at the Skyview Unit, he does not allege that either Dingas or Pace, who are located at the Coffield Unit, had any personal involvement with or causal connection to such conditions.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to allege what each individual defendant did or failed to do to violate the plaintiff’s constitutional rights.

Scales v. Piccolo · filed 2020-09-09

Because §1983 makes public employees liable “for their own misdeeds but not for anyone else’s,” Burks v. Raemisch, 555 F.3d 592, 596 (7th Cir.2009), a plaintiff must specifically allege what each individual defendant did (or did not do) to violate his constitutional rights.

Section 1983 requires facts plausibly connecting each defendant personally to the alleged deprivation.

Thomas v. Chu · filed 2020-09-09

In fact, while Plaintiff generally attributes the failure to renew his Boost supplements to all three of these parties, see Compl. at 3, ECF No. 4 at 13‒14, he includes no further facts which plausibly suggest any of them were actually aware of or responsible for authorizing such a renewal.

An individual-capacity claim under Section 1983 requires each defendant’s personal participation in the alleged deprivation of rights.

McElroy v. Juarez · filed 2020-09-09

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 plaintiff seeking damages from an individual defendant to allege that defendant’s personal involvement in the constitutional deprivation.

Haslinger v. Westchester County · filed 2020-09-09

In general, “personal involvement of defendants in alleged constitutional deprivations is a prerequisite to an award of damages under § 1983.” ... Here, Plaintiff has failed to establish the individual Aramark Defendants’ personal involvement in the alleged constitutional violations.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to plead each defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged violation; vicarious liability does not apply.

PAULSON v. BURKE · filed 2020-09-09

Indeed, “[b]ecause 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.”

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to identify a defendant who personally participated in depriving the plaintiff of a federal constitutional right.

(PC) Nance v. Unknown · filed 2020-09-10

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

Section 1983 does not impose liability on a warden who had no personal involvement in the alleged constitutional violation.

Waddell v. Eastern Correctional Institution · filed 2020-09-10

Accordingly, where Warden West had no personal involvement in the medical decisions, and was not even the supervisor of any of the medical personnel, he cannot be found liable under § 1983 for a constitutional violation.

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

Aurel v. Hallworth · filed 2020-09-10

Notably, § 1983 requires a showing of personal fault based upon a defendant’s own conduct.

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

Joseph v. Ricketts · filed 2020-09-10

The named Defendants in this action are the Governor of Nebraska, the Douglas County Attorney, and Douglass [sic] County, but none of these Defendants are alleged to have been involved in the removal, care, or placement of Plaintiff’s children. ... Plaintiff's Complaint fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and is therefore subject to dismissal under 28 U.S.C. ' 1915(e)(2).

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

Marraccini v. Belmont · filed 2020-09-10

Moreover, Section 1983 liability cannot be predicated on a theory of respondeat superior. See City of Canton v. Harris, 489 U.S. 378, 385 (1989). ... Accordingly, plaintiff fails plausibly to plead Malfitano’s or Sciliano’s personal involvement in an alleged constitutional violation, and his claims must be dismissed inasmuch as they are alleged against these two defendants.

A § 1983 plaintiff must allege how each defendant personally participated in the constitutional violation; employment or supervisory status alone is insufficient.

Greer v. Stitt · filed 2020-09-10

Plaintiff must go further and state how the named defendant’s personal participation violated his constitutional rights.

Section 1983 does not impose vicarious liability; a defendant must be personally involved in the alleged wrong.

GONDOR v. CHITWOOD · filed 2020-09-10

Vicarious liability does not apply in a § 1983 action.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to show the defendant’s personal involvement to impose individual-capacity liability.

SMITH v. LOYSVILLE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTER · filed 2020-09-10

To impose Section 1983 liability against a state actor in an individual capacity, a plaintiff must demonstrate that the individual defendant was personally involved in the alleged constitutional violation.

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

DAVIS v. NEW ALBANY, INDIANA POLICE DEPT · filed 2020-09-11

To succeed in his claim against Shultz and Korte, Davis must first establish that each officer either participated in his arrest or caused his arrest. ... Korte is entitled to summary judgment in his favor as a matter of law because the undisputed evidence shows he did not participate in or cause Davis’ arrest.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff suing a defendant in an individual capacity to allege facts showing that defendant’s personal responsibility for the harm.

Glenn-El v. Fluharty · filed 2020-09-11

If plaintiff is suing a defendant in an individual capacity, he is required to allege facts demonstrating the personal responsibility of the defendant for harming him.

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

Gonsalez v. Amsberry · filed 2020-09-12

Liability under § 1983 must be based on a defendant’s personal participation in the alleged deprivation of constitutional rights. ... Gonsalez fails to present evidence Amsberry and Dr. Beamer were personally involved in the Incident or in any constitutional violations resulting therefrom.

Section 1983 individual-capacity liability requires the defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged wrongdoing.

Turner v. Watson · filed 2020-09-14

Regarding Turner’s claims arising from a delay in sending him to a hospital when he exhibited serious symptoms, we agree with the district court that his individual-capacity claims fail, as the record shows that none of the named defendants were involved in the delay.

A § 1983 complaint alleging wrongful conditions of confinement must identify defendants responsible for those conditions.

(PC) Brown v. United States · filed 2020-09-14

In any event, plaintiff again names as defendants the United States and FBI agent Veltri; thus, the proposed amendment fails to name individuals responsible for the alleged wrongful conditions of his confinement.

An individual-capacity claim under Section 1983 requires each defendant to have personally participated in the deprivation of rights.

(PC) Cyprian v. Constable · filed 2020-09-14

Under Section 1983, a plaintiff bringing an individual capacity claim must demonstrate ... that each defendant personally participated in the deprivation of his rights. ... Because there are no claims against the putative Doe defendants, they will be ... disregarded.

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

JACKSON v. MADISON COUNTY COMMUNITY JUSTICE/WORK-RELEASE CENTER · filed 2020-09-14

Next, "[i]ndividual liability under § 1983 . . . requires personal involvement in the alleged constitutional deprivation." ... Mr. Jackson makes no factual allegations against Ms. Baker or Sheriff Mellinger to establish that they were involved in the alleged constitutional deprivation. All claims against Ms. Baker and Sheriff Mellinger are therefore dismissed for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.

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

BOWLING v. BROWN · filed 2020-09-14

Mr. Bowling's claims against Superintendent Richard Brown, Assistant Superintendent Frank Littlejohn, K. Hobson, and Amy Wright are dismissed for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. "Individual liability under § 1983 . . . requires personal involvement in the alleged constitutional deprivation."

Section 1983 requires a complaint to identify each defendant’s acts or omissions that caused the plaintiff harm.

Johnson v. Lindamood · filed 2020-09-14

The Magistrate Judge found that the Complaint did not identify any actions or omissions by Lindamood or Deatherage that caused Plaintiff harm and recommended dismissal of the claims against them. ... For the reasons stated above, Defendant Stanley Wilbanks’s Objections to the Report and Recommendation are OVERRULED and the Report and Recommendation (Doc. No. 93) is ADOPTED.

Section 1983 imposes liability for a constitutional violation only on defendants who personally participated in it.

Brightwell v. Warden of MCI-J · filed 2020-09-15

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

Section 1983 requires a defendant to participate in the conduct that caused the alleged constitutional deprivation.

Stegemann v. Rensselaer County Sheriff's Office · filed 2020-09-15

Defendant Subsurface must have participated in that search to be liable for any deprivations of his constitutional rights that Plaintiff suffered.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged misconduct; responding to a grievance after the event does not establish that involvement.

Flick v. Miller · filed 2020-09-15

Importantly, individual liability will be imposed under Section 1983 only if the state actor played an “affirmative part” in the alleged misconduct.

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

(PC) Hampton v. Wong · filed 2020-09-16

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 personal involvement in a constitutional deprivation; signing off on a disciplinary report alone is insufficient.

Jefferson v. Kessler · filed 2020-09-16

Signing off on a disciplinary report does not rise to the level of personal involvement necessary for liability to attach.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff suing a sheriff individually to allege the sheriff’s personal involvement in the deprivation of federal rights.

Durden v. Bouchard · filed 2020-09-16

The same allegation fails to state a claim against the sheriff in his individual capacity, because it does not describe any personal involvement by Bouchard in the alleged deprivation of Plaintiff’s civil rights.

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

Perez v. The State of New York · filed 2020-09-16

In this Circuit, “personal involvement of defendants in alleged constitutional deprivations is a prerequisite to an award of damages under § 1983,” Colon v. Coughlin, 58 F.3d 865, 873 (2d Cir. 1995) (quotation marks omitted) (on supervisory liability) (see Docket No. 68, Defs. Memo. at 3); Shomo .v City of N.Y., 579 F.3d 176, 184 (2d Cir. 2009); Wright v Smith, 21 F.3d 496, 501 (2d Cir. 1994).

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged violation; investigating or denying a grievance after the event does not establish it.

Pettis v. Everhart · filed 2020-09-16

The complaint fails to allege any personal involvement whatsoever by Lieutenant Vance or Assistant Chief Grievance Officer Moore. It is well-settled that if a prison official’s only involvement is investigating or ruling on an inmate’s grievance after the incident giving rise to the grievance has occurred, there is no personal involvement on the part of that official.

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

(PC) Haines v. County of Sacramento · filed 2020-09-17

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 complaint to allege each defendant’s involvement and an affirmative link between that defendant’s actions and the claimed deprivation.

(PC) Brownlee v. Hubbard · filed 2020-09-17

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 allegations of a defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged deprivation of rights.

Rhoades v. Jeffreys · filed 2020-09-17

But he fails to allege any personal involvement of Wills or Jeffreys in the decision to deny Plaintiff access to the showers. He only alleges that Sergeant Mercer ordered that he be denied showers. Because Plaintiff fails to allege any personal involvement by Wills and Jeffreys, the claims against them are DISMISSED without prejudice.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal participation; generic allegations about defendants as a group are insufficient.

Winn v. Dzurenda · filed 2020-09-17

A defendant is liable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 “only upon a showing of personal participation by the defendant.”

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to plausibly allege the defendant’s personal involvement in the deprivation of rights.

EDWARDS v. RICE · filed 2020-09-17

It is also not clear if Ms. Rice was personally involved in all of the events that seem to be at issue in Mr. Edwards’s Amended Complaint. In sum, Mr. Edwards has not alleged a plausible basis for a constitutional violation, nor has he plausibly alleged that Ms. Rice’s actions or inactions caused him harm; his Amended Complaint suffers from the same deficiencies as his initial Complaint.

Section 1983 does not impose liability on prison officials who deny grievances but did not cause or participate in the underlying misconduct.

May v. Heschke · filed 2020-09-18

Prison 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 an affirmative link between a defendant’s conduct and the alleged deprivation of rights.

(PC) Hearne v. Farhat · filed 2020-09-18

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 does not impose liability on an official who reviews an inmate appeal after the alleged violation has ended, when the official could no longer prevent it.

Williams v. Conway · filed 2020-09-18

As the Court explained, there is no due process right to have an inmate appeal processed or decided properly, and there is no liability for the allegedly unconstitutional condition if that condition has ended before the prison official decides the inmate appeal because the prison official is not in a position to avert the constitutional violation.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement; it does not impose liability solely for another person’s conduct.

Strack v. Internal Revenue Service · filed 2020-09-18

A § 1983 claim requires personal involvement on the part of the defendant, as there is no respondeat superior liability for these claims.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged constitutional deprivation to support an individual-capacity damages claim.

Edwards v. Touchette · filed 2020-09-21

With regard to Plaintiff's claim for monetary damages against Defendant Baker in his individual capacity, the Magistrate Judge correctly concluded that Plaintiff failed to ... allege that Defendant Baker was personally involved in the alleged constitutional violations. See Spavone v. N.Y. State Dep’t of Corr. Servs., 719 F.3d 127, 135 (2d Cir. 2013) (“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.”) (internal quotation marks omitted).

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to allege a distinct act by an individual defendant that caused the plaintiff harm.

Peterson v. Inslee · filed 2020-09-21

Judge Fricke explicitly informed Peterson of the five categories of allegations necessary to state a claim under § 1983. Dkt. 4 at 5. Peterson failed to abide by these instructions by failing to allege a distinct act by an individual that caused Peterson harm.

Section 1983 requires personal participation to hold a warden liable for a deprivation of constitutional rights when the warden did not supervise the medical staff.

Resper v. Wexford Medical Services · filed 2020-09-21

Particularly where Warden Graham was not the supervisor of any of the medical personnel, he can be found liable pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 only if he participated personally in the deprivation of constitutional rights.

Individual-capacity liability under § 1983 requires the defendant’s personal participation in the alleged denial of rights.

Woodward v. Davis · filed 2020-09-21

For a defendant to be held liable under § 1983 in his or her individual capacity, the plaintiff must demonstrate that the defendant personally participated in the alleged denial of rights.

Section 1983 requires personal involvement to hold an individual defendant liable; evidence of involvement in the challenged discipline can preclude summary judgment.

Hunnicutt v. Moore · filed 2020-09-21

Based on the Martinez report and the Complaint, there is evidence in the record to support a finding that Brodie and Beaird were personally involved in the disciplinary proceedings. Summary judgment, therefore, is not appropriate.

Section 1983 requires a damages defendant to be personally involved in the alleged constitutional violation; an officer’s role in supplying false information for a search warrant can satisfy that requirement at the pleading stage.

Flagg v. N.Y.S. Division of Parole · filed 2020-09-21

The Court finds that Plaintiff has stated enough to allow the case to go forward on the theory that P.O. Saben was personally involved in obtaining the search warrant based upon a false representation supporting probable cause.

Section 1983 requires evidence that each defendant was personally involved in the alleged constitutional violation.

Bobbit v. Correctional Sergeant Dean Rebideau · filed 2020-09-21

Rather, to defeat Defendants’ motion for summary judgment, she must produce evidence that shows that each Defendant, individually, was personally involved in the alleged unconstitutional action.

A § 1983 complaint must allege facts connecting the named defendant to the claimed deprivation of rights.

Frazier v. Winston · filed 2020-09-22

Despite being given the opportunity to amend his complaint, Frazier fails to allege any facts against or conduct committed by defendant Winston.

Section 1983 does not make an investigator liable for arrest and prosecution decisions made by others without facts connecting him to those decisions.

DelFuoco v. Richard Tracy1 · filed 2020-09-22

She does not allege, however, that Tracy, who is an investigator and not a police officer or a prosecutor, arrested or prosecuted her. Those decisions were made by others. DelFuoco has not shown that Tracy is liable for the decisions to arrest and prosecute her.

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

(PC) Stephen v. Tileston · filed 2020-09-22

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 personal involvement in the alleged constitutional deprivation to impose personal liability.

Grillo v. Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago · filed 2020-09-22

Finally, Grillo’s equal protection claim cannot satisfy § 1983’s requirements for personal liability because Grillo cannot show McNamara and Douglas were personally involved in the alleged constitutional deprivation.

Section 1983 requires allegations connecting each individual defendant to a deprivation of federal rights.

Wesley v. Ascension Parish · filed 2020-09-22

These allegations do not remedy the deficiencies in the original Complaint. Foremost, these allegations do not set forth any possible Section 1983 claims against Dawson and Hysell.

Section 1983 requires factual allegations connecting each individual defendant’s conduct or knowledge to the alleged deprivation.

Hall v. State of Maryland · filed 2020-09-22

Plaintiffs also fail to present any factual allegations that adequately connect any alleged tortious actions or relevant knowledge with any individual Defendant.

Section 1983 requires a basis for holding a defendant personally liable for the challenged conduct; an investigator is not liable for arrest and prosecution decisions made by others without allegations connecting him to those decisions.

DelFuoco v. NH Attorney General · filed 2020-09-22

She does not allege, however, that Tracy, who is an investigator and not a police officer or a prosecutor, arrested or prosecuted her. Those decisions were made by others. DelFuoco has not shown that Tracy is liable for the decisions to arrest and prosecute her.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff seeking damages to allege each defendant's personal involvement in the claimed wrongdoing.

Hill v. LaClair · filed 2020-09-22

In this case, the amended complaint is devoid of any non-conclusory allegations which plausibly suggest that any of the named defendants were personally involved in any wrongdoing. ... For this reason alone, plaintiff's Section 1983 claims against the named defendants must be dismissed 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 evidence of each defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged wrong; membership on a prison review committee alone is insufficient.

Talley v. Wetzel · filed 2020-09-22

A defendant’s membership on the PRC is not by itself sufficient to establish his personal involvement in an alleged wrong.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to identify each defendant’s conduct that caused the deprivation of a federal right.

Tiatia v. Nawaz · filed 2020-09-23

As currently pled, plaintiff’s allegations fail to make clear what action by which defendant at what time caused a violation of plaintiff’s federal civil rights.

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

STEVENS v. DICKEY · filed 2020-09-23

In addition to the overall failure of the Second Amended Complaint to state a viable access- to-courts claim, the Court notes that it also fails to allege the personal involvement of Defendant Perry, a Unit Manager at SCI-Forest.

A government official sued in an individual capacity under § 1983 must personally participate in the alleged violation; respondeat superior alone does not establish liability.

King v. Burton · filed 2020-09-23

Next, as to Defendant Stirling, the Magistrate Judge noted that any respondeat superior claims fail as a matter of law because personal participation of a defendant is a necessary element of a § 1983 claim against a government official in his individual capacity. ... In all, the Court finds that the Magistrate Judge fairly and appropriately summarized the facts and applied the correct principles of law, and the Court finds that Plaintiff’s objections fail to point to any legal or factual error in the Magistrate Judge’s analysis.

Section 1983 does not impose liability for deliberate indifference to medical needs based solely on a defendant’s denial of a prisoner’s grievance.

Christy v. Lindamood · filed 2020-09-23

Under the law of the Sixth Circuit, Defendant Williams’ personal involvement in the denial of Plaintiff’s grievances is not enough to hold him liable under Section 1983 for deliberate indifference to medical needs.

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

(PC) Quair v. HQ · filed 2020-09-24

As plaintiff was previously informed, he must demonstrate that each named defendant ... personally participated in the deprivation of his rights. ... Plaintiff’s complaint ... fails to provide any level of detail as to how the defendants were personally involved in the ... violations of his rights. For this reason alone, plaintiff’s complaint is subject to dismissal.

Section 1983 requires facts tying an individual defendant’s own conduct to the deprivation of federal rights; conclusory allegations do not establish personal liability.

M.M. v. San Juan Unified School District · filed 2020-09-24

However, these conclusory assertions, without more, are insufficient to state a claim for liability pursuant to § 1983.

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

(PC) Kononov v. Sacramento Count/City Main Jail · filed 2020-09-24

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

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

(PC) Bland v. Messinger · filed 2020-09-24

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.