42 U.S.C. § 1983

Section 1983 requires facts showing each defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged deprivation of rights.

Engel v. MODOC · filed 2020-12-17

In the instant action, plaintiff has not set forth any facts indicating that any of the named defendants were directly involved in or personally responsible for the alleged violations of his constitutional rights. As a result, the complaint fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.

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

Johnson v. Berndt · filed 2020-12-17

Finally, 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 seeking damages to allege each defendant’s personal involvement in the constitutional deprivation.

Norman v. City of New York · filed 2020-12-20

To the extent that Plaintiff’s pleadings may be construed to allege a claim pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the State Defendants, these claims also must be dismissed for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. “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.’”

Section 1983 requires facts showing each defendant’s personal responsibility for the alleged deprivation of rights.

Engel v. CO1 · filed 2020-12-21

In the instant action, plaintiff has not set forth any facts indicating that any of the named defendants were directly involved in or personally responsible for the alleged violations of his constitutional rights. As a result, the complaint fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged wrong; participation in a grievance process alone does not establish liability for the underlying loss.

MORGAN v. WETZEL · filed 2020-12-21

Other than alleging that Wetzel and Ferguson took part in the grievance process, Morgan’s complaint does not include any allegations as to these two Defendants. Importantly, Morgan does not include any suggestion that they were personally involved in or caused the loss of his personal property, or even that they were overseeing the CERT Defendants who did.

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

QUIJANO v. BERKS COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT · filed 2020-12-21

Because the complaint does not allege any specific actions (or inactions) attributable to any individual defendant, Quijano has failed to show that any of the individual Defendants were personally involved in the alleged constitutional violations. Therefore, we find that Quijano has failed to state a plausible § 1983 claim against the individual Defendants in their individual capacity.

Section 1983 requires facts showing that each defendant personally participated in the alleged unconstitutional conduct.

Christians v. Young · filed 2020-12-21

Because Christians does not assert facts that allege these individuals participated in unconstitutional conduct, his Eighth Amendment claim regarding the food service against Reimann, Mousel, Dr. Carpenter, Dr. Sultana, Dr. Zimmer, Gitchel, and Depree are dismissed without prejudice under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii) and 1915A(b)(1).

Section 1983 permits individual liability when a defendant’s actions actually and proximately cause the deprivation of a federally protected right.

Cathy v. Kuzmicz · filed 2020-12-22

Liability may be imposed on an individual defendant under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 if the plaintiff can show that the defendant’s actions both actually and proximately caused the deprivation of a federally protected right.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in a constitutional deprivation; handling grievances alone does not establish it.

Eskridge v. Woolard · filed 2020-12-22

A defendant’s role in responding to prisoner grievances does not constitute “personal involvement” in the constitutional deprivation that gave rise to the grievance and the alleged mishandling of grievances “by persons who otherwise did not cause or participate in the underlying conduct states no claim.” Owens v. Hinsley, 635 F.3d 950, 953 (7th Cir. 2011).

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

VICKERY v. WEXFORD MEDICAL SOURCE · filed 2020-12-22

The complaint does not indicate that Dr. Mitcheff or Nurse Carey were personally involved in acts or omissions that caused Mr. Vickery to suffer a constitutional violation.

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

Taylor v. Western Regional Ombudsman · filed 2020-12-23

To satisfy this requirement, a plaintiff must state specific facts about what each defendant did, personally, that violated the plaintiff’s constitutional rights.

Section 1983 makes a defendant liable only if the defendant subjected a person to a deprivation of rights or caused that deprivation.

Goldman v. The University of Kansas · filed 2020-12-23

In other words, a defendant is not liable under § 1983 unless he or she subjected a person to the deprivation or caused a person to be subjected to the deprivation.

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

Spencer v. Kind · filed 2020-12-28

Additionally, Plaintiff cannot proceed against Defendant Green Bay Correctional Institution (“GBCI”) because he has failed to allege any claims against it. “Individual liability under § 1983 requires ‘personal involvement in the alleged constitutional deprivation.’” Minix v. Canarecci, 597 F.3d 824, 833–34 (7th Cir. 2010) (quoting Palmer v. Marion Cty. 327 F.3d 588, 594 (7th Cir. 2003)). Thus, Plaintiff has failed to state a claim against GBCI.

A § 1983 plaintiff must allege that each defendant personally participated in the deprivation of his rights.

(PC) Leen v. Montejo · filed 2020-12-28

Plaintiff must allege that each defendant personally participated in the deprivation of his rights.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to plead each government official’s personal involvement in a constitutional violation; supervisory status alone does not establish liability.

Jones v. Kirchenbauer · filed 2020-12-28

Finally, it is well established that a cause of action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 requires a plaintiff to plead that each government official, through the official’s own individual actions, has violated the Constitution.

Section 1983 requires facts connecting each defendant to the alleged deprivation of rights; guessing who made a challenged decision is insufficient.

Edmonds v. Corizon, LLC · filed 2020-12-28

Plaintiff's guess as to the responsible party is not sufficient to state a claim for § 1983 liability.

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

Mayfield v. Raymond · filed 2020-12-29

Of course, liability under § 1983 requires personal involvement.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to connect each defendant to specific conduct that allegedly deprived the plaintiff of rights.

Engel v. Corizon · filed 2020-12-29

Plaintiff does not connect any named defendant with any specific action in the allegations of his complaint. This is not enough to state a claim for § 1983 liability.

Section 1983 requires a prisoner to allege a prison official’s personal involvement in the claimed constitutional violation.

Tingle v. State of New York · filed 2020-12-29

To establish lability against a prison official under Section 19838, a plaintiff must allege that individual’s personal involvement in the alleged constitutional violation; it is not enough to assert that the defendant is a link in the prison’s chain of command. ... First, the amended complaint fails to name any defendants that were personally involved in Tingle’s medical care.

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

Green v. Meli · filed 2020-12-30

In addition, the defendant must have been personally responsible for the violation. ... All of this happened before Dr. Kron evaluated Green and without his involvement.

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

(PC) Brown v. Scheller · filed 2020-12-30

Plaintiff must allege that each defendant personally participated in the deprivation of his rights.

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

(PC) Smith v. Diaz · filed 2020-12-30

With respect to some of the defendants, plaintiff fails to make any allegations suggesting personal participation in any of the deprivations alleged. Liability in a 42 U.S.C. §1983 case “arises only upon a showing of personal participation by the defendant.” Taylor v. List, 880 F.2d 1040, 1045 (9th Cir. 1989).

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

Raiser v. City of Temecula · filed 2020-12-30

A plaintiff must present facts showing how a particular defendant was directly and personally involved in inflicting the alleged injury. ... All other DOE defendants are not specifically listed as defendants in any Claim, nor does Raiser state any factual allegations against them.

Section 1983 liability requires a defendant’s personal involvement in the violation of the plaintiff’s constitutional rights.

Roberson v. Fenti · filed 2020-12-30

To be held liable under Section 1983, a plaintiff must establish that a defendant was personally involved in the violation of his constitutional rights.

Section 1983 requires a plausible constitutional violation by each individual defendant; allegations describing the collective acts of defendants cannot be attributed to each one.

Olmetti v. Kent, County of · filed 2020-12-31

But, as the R&R pointed out, on a section 1983 claim, a “[p]laintiff must state a plausible constitutional violation against each individual defendant – the collective acts of defendants cannot be ascribed to each individual defendant.”

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

Sentementes v. Bethel · filed 2021-01-04

The amended complaint fails state any plausible section 1983 claims against Ned Lamont, the Bethel First Selectman (now identified as Knickerbocker), and Bethel Chief of Police Jeffery Finch because Sentementes has not alleged that these defendants had any personal involvement in a constitutional violation under section 1983.

Section 1983 requires allegations connecting each individual defendant to the alleged deprivation of a constitutional right; naming someone as a defendant alone is insufficient.

Cobbs v. Jeffreys · filed 2021-01-04

Merely invoking the name of a potential defendant in the case caption or list of Defendants is not sufficient to state a ... claim against that individual. ... Plaintiff has not stated any facts to indicate what acts or omissions on the part of Jeffreys, Wexford, Cunningham, Stover, Kurmickal, Crawford, Rufferford, or Brooks amounted to a violation of his constitutional rights. Therefore, he fails to state a claim against these Defendants upon which relief may be granted.

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

Stevens v. Carr · filed 2021-01-05

Stevens alleges no facts from which the Court can reasonably infer that Carr was personally responsible for directing the specified actions at the prison, nor do Stevens’ allegations suggest that Carr facilitated, approved, or condoned the alleged actions. Carr will be dismissed as a defendant.

Section 1983 does not require an individualized analysis of officers in an excessive-force case when they actively participate in a coordinated use of force.

Edwards v. City of Muskogee, Oklahoma · filed 2021-01-05

Although § 1983 liability must ordinarily be “traceable to a defendant-official’s own individual actions,” Pahls v. Thomas, 718 F.3d 1210, 1225 (10th Cir. 2013) (internal quotation marks omitted), an “individualized analysis” is not required in an excessive-force case where, as here, “all Defendants actively participated in a coordinated use of force,” and they were “engaged in a group effort.”

Section 1983 requires an affirmative link between a defendant’s actions and the claimed deprivation; a person’s position as warden alone does not establish liability.

(PC) Hall v. Macomber · filed 2021-01-05

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

(PC)Person v. Peery · filed 2021-01-05

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 to allege each defendant’s personal involvement in the deprivation of rights.

Engel v. Maplewood Police Department · filed 2021-01-05

In the instant action, plaintiff has not set forth any facts indicating that any of the named defendants were directly involved in or personally responsible for the alleged violations of his constitutional rights. As a result, the complaint fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.

Section 1983 requires a causal link between a defendant’s conduct and the alleged deprivation of rights; the defendant must be personally responsible.

Engel v. ERDCC · filed 2021-01-05

Liability under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 requires a causal link to, and direct responsibility for, the alleged deprivation of rights. ... In the instant action, plaintiff has not set forth any facts indicating a specific defendant was directly involved in or personally responsible for the alleged violations of his constitutional rights. As a result, the complaint fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.

A §1983 claim may proceed against an official who personally caused or participated in an alleged constitutional violation.

Gill v. Blanke · filed 2021-01-06

Given these allegations, the plaintiff may proceed on a First Amendment free exercise claim and a RLUPIA directly against Marceau (rather than under a theory of supervisor liability), because the amended complaint alleges that Marceau “caused or participated in a constitutional violation.” Hildebrant v. Ill. Dep’t of Nat. Res., 347 F.3d 1014, 1039 (7th Cir. 2003) (quoting Vance v. Peters, 97 F.3d 987, 991 (7th Cir. 1996)).

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

(PC) Brown v. Moore · filed 2021-01-06

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 plaintiff suing individuals under § 1983 must allege facts showing each defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged rights violation.

Prendergast v. Department of Corrections · filed 2021-01-06

If Plaintiff names individuals as defendants, he must allege facts regarding their personal involvement in the alleged violations of his rights.

Section 1983 requires allegations that a defendant was personally involved in the events giving rise to the claim.

Wilson v. Mattson · filed 2021-01-06

When a complaint contains no allegations that the defendant had any personal involvement relating to the events giving rise to the lawsuit, dismissal of that party from the action is proper.

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

Engel v. Corizon Health Care · filed 2021-01-07

Liability under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 requires a causal link to, and direct responsibility for, the alleged deprivation of rights. ... In the instant action, Plaintiff has not set forth any facts indicating a specific defendant was directly involved in, or personally responsible for, the alleged violations of his constitutional rights. As a result, the complaint fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.

Section 1983 requires a defendant to be personally responsible for conduct under color of state law.

Gonzalez v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO · filed 2020-10-23

Ms. Gonzalez therefore has not alleged that Mr. Aresimowicz or AFSCME are “responsible persons acting under color of state law,” Vega v. Hempstead Union Free Sch. Dist., 801 F.3d 72, 87 (2d Cir. 2015), such that any failure to hire may be attributed to them.

Section 1983 requires an official sued personally to have caused the deprivation of a federal right while acting under color of state law.

Butterfield v. Warden Darren Young · filed 2021-01-08

“To establish personal liability in a § 1983 action, the plaintiff must show that the official, acting under color of state law, caused the deprivation of a federal right.”

Section 1983 requires allegations identifying each defendant’s unconstitutional acts; collective allegations against defendants are insufficient.

Birch v. City of Atchison, Kansas · filed 2021-01-08

Allegations that a plaintiff’s “rights ‘were violated’ or that ‘defendants,’ as a collective or undifferentiated whole, were responsible for those violations” are insufficient to support § 1983 claims.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff bringing an individual capacity claim to identify the defendants who caused the alleged deprivation of constitutional rights.

DeAnthony Brooks v. C.M.C · filed 2021-01-08

However, to state an individual capacity claim under Section 1983, Plaintiff must specifically identify the Defendants who caused the purported deprivation of his constitutional rights.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in the underlying misconduct; investigating or denying a prison grievance does not establish that involvement.

CORBIN v. HALLIGAN · filed 2021-01-08

Moreover, Judge Lanzillo correctly noted that a prison official’s involvement in the grievance process does not establish their personal involvement, for §1983 purposes, in the underlying misconduct that is being grieved.

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

(PC) Uhuru v. Rao · filed 2021-01-11

Under § 1983, the plaintiff must demonstrate that each named defendant personally participated in the deprivation of his rights. ... These allegations, standing alone, do not demonstrate personal participation by any of the defendants.

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

Rodriguez v. McCormick · filed 2021-01-11

Because he is suing these supervisory defendants for damages, Rodriguez’s allegations must establish that they have personal involvement in the deprivations. ... Although Plaintiff’s allegations are sparse with regard to McCormick’s and Washington’s involvement, the Court considers the allegations sufficient to raise an inference that McCormick and Washington knew about the lack of medical treatment (including mental health treatment) but failed to take any remedial action.

Section 1983 requires a defendant to cause or participate in the violation; ruling against a prisoner on a grievance alone does not establish liability.

Nelson v. Siddiqui · filed 2021-01-11

These facts are not sufficient to assert liability against Pierce and Wandro under Section 1983. “Only persons who cause or participate in the violations are responsible.” George v. Smith, 507 F. 3d 605, 609 (7th Cir. 2007) (citations omitted). Furthermore, “[r]uling against a prisoner on an administrative complaint does not cause or contribute to the violation.” Id. Therefore, the claims against Pierce and Wandro are dismissed without prejudice, and they shall be terminated as defendants.

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

Williams v. Mangano · filed 2021-01-11

Accordingly, there is no evidence establishing personal involvement on the part of Bourren, Wrieske, Collins, or Suarez, and they are entitled to summary judgment.

A § 1983 plaintiff must allege each defendant’s direct or personal involvement in the alleged constitutional deprivation.

Beckman v. Niemynski · filed 2021-01-11

Moreover, a plaintiff must allege the direct or personal involvement of each of the named defendants in the alleged constitutional deprivation.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s involvement in the alleged deprivation; an administrator who only schedules approved treatment is not liable for a delay she did not cause.

Keating v. Meade · filed 2021-01-12

To the contrary, the undisputed evidence establishes that defendant Meade’s involvement was nothing more than scheduling the off-site treatment after it was approved by RCHC’s Utilization Review Manager.

A § 1983 plaintiff must allege a specific injury linked to each defendant’s conduct.

Johnson v. Jeusen · filed 2021-01-12

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 Senseng, Captain, and King. Accordingly, these Defendants will be dismissed without prejudice.

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

(PC) Bradford v. Gee · filed 2021-01-12

Plaintiff must allege that each defendant personally participated in the deprivation of his rights.

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

Purnell v. Hunt · filed 2021-01-12

Additionally, a plaintiff must demonstrate that each named defendant personally participated in the deprivation of her rights. ... Here, Plaintiff alleges that she was handcuffed while four officers slammed her facedown on a gurney to the point where she saw stars so that her blood could be drawn. She further alleges that she could not breathe and that she was not resisting. For screening purposes, Plaintiff’s complaint states a claim against those four officers—Defendants Hunt, Luper, Garcia-Peralta and Carter—under the Fourth Amendment for excessive force.

Section 1983 requires personal involvement; a prison administrator who did not participate in medical treatment decisions cannot be held liable for those decisions.

McCann v. Lawson · filed 2021-01-13

As stated above, Lawson does not provide medical care to inmates. And as stated in the M&R, she “was not personally involved in the decisions made by the prison’s medical personnel in treating” McCann. D.E. 32, p. 18. Thus, this evidence does not support a claim against her.

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

(PC) Miles v. Garland · filed 2021-01-13

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

Section 1983 requires facts linking each defendant’s conduct to the alleged deprivation of a federally protected right.

Chiprez v. Adame · filed 2021-01-13

In his SAC, Plaintiff needs to link each remaining named Defendant—including Defendants Franco and Carmona—to his claim by alleging facts showing the basis for liability for each individual defendant.

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

Rogers v. Semple · filed 2021-01-13

It is well-settled in this circuit that, to state a claim under section 1983, the plaintiff must allege the personal involvement of the defendants in the alleged constitutional violation.

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

Williams v. Albano · filed 2021-01-13

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

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

Janda, Kristen v. Dar, Ellen · filed 2021-01-14

As such, no reasonable juror could find Janak was “personally involved” in the subsequent decision to place Janda in a holding cell, much less to keep her there for observation, which is by itself fatal to plaintiff’s claim against her.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to allege a link between each named defendant and the alleged deprivation of constitutional rights.

(PC) Evans v. Sherman · filed 2021-01-14

Nonetheless, plaintiff’s first amended complaint again failed to include allegations linking any of the named defendants to the alleged denial of plaintiff’s constitutional rights.

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

(PC) Haines v. County of Sacramento · filed 2021-01-14

Plaintiff’s two-paragraph complaint does not describe the conditions under which he is incarcerated or what actions, if any, Jones took or failed to take to limit inmates’ exposure to the virus. ... Plaintiff must allege that each defendant personally participated in the deprivation of his rights.

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

Batts v. Department of Corrections · filed 2021-01-14

If Plaintiff names individuals as defendants, he must allege facts regarding their personal involvement in the alleged violations of his rights.

Section 1983 requires allegations of each defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged violation; a complaint cannot rely solely on group pleading.

Wyatt v. Kozlowski · filed 2021-01-14

“Because the personal involvement of a defendant is a prerequisite to an award of damages under § 1983, a plaintiff cannot rely on a group pleading against all defendants without making specific individual factual allegations.” ... Reading the PAC as a whole, including the redacted Final Report attached as an exhibit, establishes the PAC does not contain impermissible group pleading.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged wrong; handling grievances after the event does not establish that involvement.

Byrd v. Brittain · filed 2021-01-14

This after-the-fact involvement in Byrd’s grievances is not sufficient to allege the Supervisory Defendants’ personal involvement.

Section 1983 requires personal responsibility for the alleged harm; knowing that a medical appointment waitlist is long does not alone make a prison nurse liable for a delay.

Meeks v. Murphy · filed 2021-01-15

Although Meeks alleges that Defendants placed him on the waiting list, he does not allege that Defendants were responsible for deciding how inmates on the list would be prioritized. Defendants merely knowing that the list was long and Meeks’ wait might be lengthy is an insufficient basis for liability.

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

Pearson v. Wheeler · filed 2021-01-15

Under §1983, a person must be personally responsible for the alleged misconduct to be liable.

Section 1983 liability requires a defendant’s direct personal responsibility for the claimed deprivation of a constitutional right.

Metzler v. City of Colorado Springs · filed 2021-01-15

“[I]n order for liability to arise under § 1983, a defendant’s direct personal responsibility for the claimed deprivation of a constitutional right must be established.”

Section 1983 requires facts showing how each defendant personally participated in the alleged deprivation of rights.

(PC)Colbert v. Bell · filed 2021-01-15

Under § 1983, plaintiff must demonstrate that each named defendant personally participated in the deprivation of his rights. ... Plaintiff has failed to state any factual allegations showing what actions the Doe defendants engaged in that violated his rights.

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

(PC) Rivera v. Diaz · filed 2021-01-15

Plaintiff must allege that each defendant personally participated in the deprivation of his rights.

Section 1983 requires allegations that an individual defendant was personally involved in the deprivation of rights; notice to “healthcare” generally does not establish that involvement.

Jones v. Brookhart · filed 2021-01-15

Such an allegation does not suggest that Cunningham was personally involved in any deprivation of Jones’s constitutional rights.

Section 1983 requires facts plausibly showing a defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged violation of federal rights.

Sawyer v. Mosley · filed 2021-01-15

Also, Plaintiff has not set forth any other facts from which the Court can plausibly infer that Defendant Marshal Miller was personally involved in any violation of Plaintiff’s constitutional rights such that this Defendant could be liable for the allegations of the complaint under § 1983.

Section 1983 liability requires a causal link between a defendant’s own conduct and the alleged deprivation of rights.

Engel v. CCA · filed 2021-01-15

Liability under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 requires a causal link to, and direct responsibility for, the alleged deprivation of rights. ... In the instant action, plaintiff has not set forth any facts indicating a specific defendant was directly involved in or personally responsible for the alleged violations of his constitutional rights. As a result, the complaint fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to establish each defendant’s causal link to and direct responsibility for the deprivation of rights.

Engel v. CO1 · filed 2021-01-15

Furthermore, Plaintiff’s ambiguous allegations do not satisfy the 42 U.S.C. § 1983 requirement that Plaintiff establish a Defendant’s “causal link to, and direct responsibility for, the deprivation of rights.”

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

Jim v. Bowen · filed 2021-01-15

Plaintiff must allege some personal involvement by an identified official in the alleged constitutional violation to succeed under § 1983. ... However, the Petition contains no allegations against Warden Bowen. The Complaint fails to state any § 1983 claim for relief against Respondent.

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

Sawyer v. Miller · filed 2021-01-15

Also, Plaintiff has not set forth any other facts from which the Court can plausibly infer that Defendant Marshal Miller was personally involved in any violation of Plaintiff’s constitutional rights such that this Defendant could be liable for the allegations of the complaint under § 1983.

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) Bennett v. Benjamin · filed 2021-01-19

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

A Section 1983 claim may proceed when the defendant’s own conduct plausibly caused another officer’s use of force.

King v. Chambers · filed 2021-01-19

Construed in King’s favor, the Amended Complaint plausibly alleges cause in fact because, but for Chamber’s lying about the events, Popovitch might have never come to the scene.

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

(PC) Lake v. Diaz · filed 2021-01-20

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

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

Graves v. Hake · filed 2021-01-20

Personal liability under § 1983 is predicated on personal involvement.

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

Joseph v. Cuomo · filed 2021-01-20

Accordingly, Plaintiff has sufficiently alleged that P.O. Castillo satisfies the personal involvement requirement for § 1983 actions.

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

Harvard v. John or Jane Doe, M.D. · filed 2021-01-20

Plaintiff names as Defendants two John Doe doctors and the Downstate superintendent, but the complaint does not contain facts showing how these individuals were personally involved in the events giving rise to this complaint.

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

(PC) Heard v. Superior Court of California · filed 2021-01-21

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

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

(PC) Calloway v. Martel · filed 2021-01-21

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

Pitts v. Espinda · filed 2021-01-21

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

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement; signing off on a disciplinary report alone is insufficient.

Daniels v. Schoenbeck · filed 2021-01-21

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

Section 1983 requires personal responsibility for a constitutional violation; a complaint must describe what each defendant did or failed to do.

Tate v. Stevenson · filed 2021-01-21

Section 1983 creates a cause of action based on personal liability and predicated upon fault.

Section 1983 requires factual allegations identifying each defendant’s actions and how those actions violated the plaintiff’s rights.

Nichols v. The GEO Group, Inc. · filed 2021-01-21

First, the Court determined that Nichols made generalized allegations that his prayerbook was taken and return was denied by Wardens Brown and Vigil, as well as Capt. Medina, Cecilia Baker, and A. Duran, but the Complaint and Amended Complaint did not contain factual allegations setting out the individualized actions of each Defendant or specifically how the actions of any Defendant violated Nichols’s constitutional rights. ... The generalized allegations do not state a § 1983 claim for relief.

A Section 1983 plaintiff must allege that each defendant personally participated in the deprivation of his rights.

(PC) Haygood v. Lindquist · filed 2021-01-22

Plaintiff must allege that each defendant personally participated in the deprivation of his rights.

Section 1983 requires allegations linking each defendant to the claimed constitutional violation.

Hill v. Black · filed 2021-01-22

... Plaintiff has adequately linked Defendants Black, Leach, Borrego, Avila, Reese, and Garcia to his claim based on Defendant Leach’s acts of “striking Plaintiff with [a] baton in [his] left shoulder and [the] side [his] head,” as well as Defendants’ acts of “punching and kicking Plaintiff after he was in full leg restraints for several minutes” and “repeatedly smashing Plaintiff’s face and neck into the floor with the[ir] knees and arms”; ... Dkt. 1 at 5, 7, 9.

Section 1983 requires a prison official’s personal involvement in the alleged retaliation for liability.

CISLO v. ZATECKY · filed 2021-01-22

Because Mr. Cislo has not shown that Warden Zatecky was personally involved in the alleged retaliation, Warden Zatecky is entitled to judgmentas a matter of law.

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

Ferreira v. Doe · filed 2021-01-22

To state a claim under § 1983, a plaintiff must allege facts showing the defendants’ direct and personal involvement in the alleged constitutional deprivation. ... Plaintiff names as Defendants two John Doe doctors and the Downstate superintendent, but the complaint does not contain facts showing how these individuals were personally involved in violating his rights.

Section 1983 imposes personal liability only when the defendant caused or participated in a constitutional deprivation.

Kudelka v. Hoftiezer · filed 2021-01-25

In any event, it is long settled that “Section 1983 creates a cause of action based on personal liability and predicated upon fault; thus, liability does not attach unless the individual defendant caused or participated in a constitutional deprivation.” Vance v. Peters, 97 F.3d 987, 991 (7th Cir. 1996) (citations omitted). Dr. Hoftiezer is not liable for other providers allowing Kudelka to continue to use Meloxicam beyond the time period he prescribed or for their failure to warn Kudelka of risks associated with that continued use.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to describe each defendant’s conduct; naming senior prison officials alone is insufficient.

Moralez v. Davis · filed 2021-01-25

Simply identifying the prison warden or the secretary of the entire prison system and failing to describe their conduct is insufficient.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to allege a defendant’s personal involvement in the deprivation of rights; a position of authority alone is insufficient.

Mobley v. Farmer · filed 2021-01-25

Mobley cannot sue a defendant under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 merely because she is in a position of authority; instead, he must allege personal involvement in the deprivation of rights.

Section 1983 requires a causal link between each defendant and the deprivation of rights for which the plaintiff seeks relief.

Engel v. CO1 · filed 2021-01-25

Furthermore, his ambiguous allegations do not satisfy the 42 U.S.C. § 1983 requirement that plaintiff establish a defendant’s “causal link to, and direct responsibility for, the deprivation of rights.”

An individual-capacity § 1983 claim against a sheriff requires allegations of the sheriff’s personal involvement in the alleged deprivation.

Davis v. Gossnell · filed 2021-01-25

However, Plaintiff has failed to allege that Sheriff Cloninger had any personal involvement in the incidents at issue and thus failed to state a claim against Cloninger in his individual capacity.

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

Haithcote v. Hutchinson · filed 2021-01-25

However, Plaintiff does not allege that any named Defendant was personally involved in this incident, and these allegations therefore fail to state a claim upon which relief may be granted under § 1983 as to any named Defendant.

Section 1983 imposes individual liability only when the defendant caused or participated in a constitutional deprivation.

Davis v. Peters · filed 2021-01-26

“Section 1983 creates a cause of action based on personal liability and predicated upon fault; thus, liability does not attach unless the individual defendant caused or participated in a constitutional deprivation.” Vance v. Peters, 97 F.3d 987, 991 (7th Cir.1996). It was Dr. Joseph’s decision whether to give Davis an injection, and Wisniewski cannot be held liable for Dr. Joseph’s decision not to do so.

A § 1983 plaintiff must plead facts showing that each defendant’s own actions violated the Constitution.

Daniels v. County of Alameda · filed 2021-01-26

To state a claim in a § 1983 action, a plaintiff must plead facts showing that each defendant’s “own individual actions . . . violated the Constitution.”

Section 1983 permits a claim against officials alleged to have made or enforced orders that caused the claimed constitutional violation.

Bols v. Newsom · filed 2021-01-26

Wooten allegedly has been involved in fashioning the county shutdown orders that are alleged to deprive Bols of due process and Gore allegedly is in charge of enforcing those orders.

Section 1983 does not impose liability on an officer who was not involved in the alleged denial of an inmate’s right to call a witness at a disciplinary hearing.

Bonham v. Baker · filed 2021-01-26

First, Judge Cobb determined that Defendant Gouveia was not involved in denying Plaintiff’s right to call a witness at his disciplinary hearing, and recommended summary judgment be granted as to Gouveia on this argument. ... The Court agrees with Judge Cobb’s findings.

Section 1983 requires facts showing a defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged violation of rights.

Barkley v. Bumgardner · filed 2021-01-26

Barkley has thus failed to allege sufficient facts to establish that these two defendants had any personal involvement in the violation of his rights.

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

Covert v. Houser · filed 2021-01-26

However, for a § 1983 claim to survive a motion to dismiss, the plaintiff must sufficiently allege that the defendant was personally involved in the act or acts that the plaintiff claims violated his rights. ... In the instant case, Plaintiff has not adequately pled facts regarding how the named Defendants were personally involved in the alleged violations of his constitutional rights.

A § 1983 claim requires allegations of each defendant’s personal involvement in the claimed violation.

Allam, Sr. v. McGinley · filed 2021-01-26

Allam has failed to plead the requisite personal involvement of the defendants listed in his complaint.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to allege that each individual defendant was personally involved in a constitutional violation.

Green v. Illinois State Board of Education · filed 2020-06-24

Equally important, as to Green’s § 1983 claims against the individual ISBE defendants, he fails to allege that they were personally involved in any constitutional violations.

Section 1983 requires proof of each defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged deprivation.

Metcalf f/k/a Heilman v. Burke · filed 2020-08-19

(Section 1983 claim requires proof of personal involvement).

Section 1983 requires each defendant’s liability to rest on that defendant’s own actions; relying on a defamatory publication does not make an officer liable for publishing it.

Hart v. Hillsdale Cty., Mich. · filed 2020-09-03

We do note that with Hart’s other constitutional claims, “[e]ach defendant’s liability must be assessed individually based on his own actions.” Binay, 601 F.3d at 650. Hart’s complaint alleges that two of the County Defendants—Wahtola and Leva—required him to register, thereby publishing his (incorrect) status. Hart alleges that the remaining City and County Defendants—Parker, Rathbun, and Holtz—wrongfully, even recklessly, relied on that registration. But he does not implicate them in the publication itself. ... We dismiss the defamation claim against Parker, Rathbun, and Holtz.

Section 1983 requires a prisoner claiming denial of medical treatment by a nonmedical prison official to show that the official was personally involved, interfered with care, or authorized or was indifferent to a constitutional violation by the prison doctor.

Marin v. Williams · filed 2020-10-27

As explained by the Magistrate Judge, the Fourth Circuit has held that in order to establish liability under § 1983 against a non-medical prison official, like these Defendants, in a case concerning the denial of medical treatment, an inmate must show that the official (1) was actually personally involved with the denial of the medical treatment, (2) deliberately interfered with a prison physician’s care of the inmate, or (3) implicitly authorized or was indifferent to the constitutional violations of the prison doctor.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to show each individual defendant’s direct personal involvement in the alleged violation.

Vicars v. Clarke · filed 2021-01-27

To state a claim under § 1983, a plaintiff must show direct personal involvement by each individual defendant.

Section 1983 requires a defendant to cause or participate in the constitutional violation; a complaint examiner is not liable merely for rejecting a grievance after investigating it.

Kupsky v. Bonis · filed 2021-01-27

Under § 1983, only officials “who cause or participate in the [constitutional] violations are responsible.” ... She was not involved in denying Kupsky the book, and “she carried out her job exactly as she was supposed to.” Burks, 555 F.3d at 595. She is entitled to summary judgment, and Kupsky’s claims against her are dismissed.

Section 1983 requires a causal link between each defendant’s own conduct and the alleged deprivation of rights.

Wilkins v. Cross County Detention Center · filed 2021-01-27

Liability under § 1983 “requires a causal link to, and direct responsibility for, the deprivation of rights.”

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

(PC) Holston v. Petrinovich · filed 2021-01-27

Plaintiff fails to link any of these eight defendants to the alleged constitutional violations. While plaintiff is able to identify these defendants by name, he does not identify what specific actions each one engaged in that constituted an unreasonable seizure or excessive force. In order to state a claim, there must be an actual connection or link between the actions of the defendants and the deprivation alleged to have been suffered by plaintiff.

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

Rhule v. Parker · filed 2021-01-27

Neither Plaintiff’s amended complaint [Doc. 5] nor his affidavit [Doc. 6] set forth any facts from which the Court can plausibly infer that any Defendants from MCCX and/or BCCX, which are the only Defendants within this Court’s jurisdiction, were personally involved in any violation of Plaintiff’s constitutional rights such that they may be liable for the allegations of the complaint or affidavit under § 1983.

An officer who personally commits an unconstitutional act cannot avoid § 1983 liability because a superior ordered it.

Quraishi v. Deputy Michael Anderson · filed 2021-01-28

Anderson is not entitled to qualified immunity even if his sergeant told him to deploy the tear-gas. ... Instead, Heartland says that defendants must be individually involved in the unconstitutional act to be liable under § 1983. ... Here, it is undisputed Anderson was involved. He is the one who deployed the tear-gas at the reporters.

Section 1983 requires a causal connection between each defendant’s own conduct and the alleged rights violation; supervisory status alone does not establish liability.

(PC) Torres v. Superior Court of California County of Riverside · filed 2021-01-28

Plaintiff fails to attribute any personal act to defendant Warden Sullivan. Plaintiff cannot state a claim against any defendant unless he demonstrates in his allegations that the defendant, identified by name, personally acted or failed to act, violating Plaintiff’s rights. Liability may not be imposed under a theory of respondeat superior, and there must exist some causal connection between the conduct of each named defendant and the violation at issue.

Section 1983 does not impose liability for denying grievances alone, without personal participation in the alleged constitutional violation.

West v. Schultz · filed 2021-01-28

Denying grievances, without more, does not support liability under § 1983.

Section 1983 requires factual allegations connecting a defendant’s specific conduct to the plaintiff’s alleged injury; collective accusations are insufficient.

ROBINSON v. PAULHUS · filed 2021-01-28

Plaintiff, therefore, fails to provide any factual allegations of specific conduct performed by Coronato that relate to her alleged injuries. ... Accordingly, the Court finds that Plaintiff fails to plausibly allege a Section 1983 or state law tort claim against Coronato.

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

Johnson v. City of New York · filed 2021-01-28

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

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

ELLERBY v. LEHIGH COUNTY PRISON · filed 2021-01-28

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 plaintiff must produce evidence of each defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged violation to bring that defendant to trial.

Waugaman v. City of Greensburg · filed 2021-01-29

Our precedent requires that “in the face of motion for summary judgment, a § 1983 plaintiff must produce evidence supporting each individual defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged violation to bring that defendant to trial.”

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

(PC) Phillips v. Dowbak · filed 2021-01-29

As an initial matter, the complaint alleges no wrongdoing against defendant Dowbak, despite naming him as a defendant. ... Accordingly, plaintiff has failed to state a claim against this defendant.

Section 1983 liability requires a causal link to the alleged deprivation of rights and direct responsibility for it.

Engel v. CO1 · filed 2021-01-29

Liability under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 requires a causal link to, and direct responsibility for, the alleged deprivation of rights.

A § 1983 complaint must allege facts plausibly showing that each named defendant deprived the plaintiff of a federal right.

Saffo v. Whyte · filed 2021-01-29

The Saffos do not allege sufficient facts to show plausibly that each of the named Defendants deprived them of a federal right. ... Consequently, the Saffos have not stated a claim under § 1983.

A § 1983 retaliation claim requires facts plausibly showing that the defendant participated in the alleged retaliation.

NEW JERSEY SECOND AMENDMENT SOCIETY v. MURPHY · filed 2021-01-31

Here, the Complaint fails to set forth sufficient facts from which the Court can reasonably infer that NJPA participated in the alleged retaliation.

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

Lee v. Carr · filed 2021-02-01

Carr is not the right defendant, as he was not personally involved in taking Lee’s money or enforcing state policy against Lee.

Section 1983 requires plausible allegations that a named defendant was responsible for the alleged constitutional violation.

Nicholson v. Ferreira · filed 2021-02-01

The Court need not decide whether the allegations plausibly allege these First Amendment violations because the allegations do not plausibly allege that the named defendant is responsible for the violations, even if they are plausibly alleged.

Section 1983 claims require facts connecting a specific defendant’s conduct or authority to the alleged constitutional violation.

Wilson v. Doe · filed 2021-02-01

Plaintiff has not alleged that any specific Defendant made, or has the authority to alter, any official decision that caused a specific unconstitutional action.

Section 1983 requires facts linking each defendant to the alleged constitutional injury; a generalized allegation does not establish a defendant’s personal involvement.

Alloway v. Whiter · filed 2021-02-01

Finally, though Plaintiff’s allegation that coronavirus-positive inmates are still permitted to serve food comes close to stating a plausible claim despite its generalized nature, Plaintiff has not alleged that any specific Defendant made, or has the authority to alter, any such decision.

Section 1983 requires a defendant to have personally contributed to the alleged violation; a warden is not liable merely for failing to supervise employees.

Scroggin v. Diaz · filed 2021-02-01

Any allegation that Warden Galipeau did n’t properly supervise his employees does not state a claim because a person can’t be held liable under § 1983 unless they personally contributed to the alleged violation.

Section 1983 does not impose personal liability on officials who did not directly cause the alleged constitutional violation.

Strauss v. Carpenter · filed 2021-02-01

Here, there is no allegation that Copeland or Favela directly caused any violation or that they were involved in or aware of Strauss’s incidents. Therefore, Copeland and Favela cannot be held liable under § 1983.

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

Howard v. Grieser · filed 2021-02-02

Liability under §1983 “requires personal involvement in the alleged constitutional deprivation.” Colbert v. City of Chi., 851 F.3d 649, 657 (7th Cir. 2017). Because Grieser was not at work on January 3, 2011, he is not liable for failing to address the plaintiff’s medical needs on that day.

Section 1983 requires evidence that a defendant was personally involved in the challenged action; responding to a grievance alone was insufficient to establish that involvement here.

Bakhtiari v. Madrigal · filed 2021-02-02

That evidence is insufficient for a reasonable factfinder to conclude that Wenzel was personally involved in the decision to place Bakhtiari in solitary confinement, see Rode v. Dellarciprete, 845 F.2d 1195, 1207 (3rd Cir. 1988), let alone that Wenzel made the placement without a legitimate governmental interest or that she otherwise violated Bakhtiari’s constitutional rights with the placement, see Hubbard, 399 F.3d at 159; Mitchell v. Horn, 318 F.3d 523, 530 (3d Cir. 2003).

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement; conclusory assertions of involvement do not state a viable claim.

Wells v. Collier · filed 2021-02-02

To raise a viable § 1983 claim, one must show that a state actor infringed his constitutional rights. ... “Personal involvement is an essential element of a civil rights cause of action.” ... Because Wells made only conclusional assertions concerning the defendants’ involvement in the events underlying his suit, there is no error in connection with the district court’s dismissal of his suit, and it is unnecessary to consider his timeliness arguments.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to allege a causal link between each defendant’s actions and the claimed deprivation of rights.

(PC) Ransom v. Herr · filed 2021-02-02

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 to allege each defendant’s personal participation in the deprivation of his rights.

(PC) Burton v. Burton · filed 2021-02-02

Plaintiff must allege that each defendant personally participated in the deprivation of his rights.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to describe each defendant’s conduct; naming a defendant only in the case caption does not state a claim against that defendant.

Knight v. Rynolds · filed 2021-02-02

To state a claim under Section 1983, a plaintiff must allege that a person acting under color of state law committed a violation of rights secured by the Constitution and laws of the United States. West v. Atkins, 487 U.S. 42 (1988). Plaintiff names Williamson County Jail and Benny Vick as defendants in the case caption, but he does not mention either one in the statement of his claim. Merely invoking the name of a potential defendant in the case caption is insufficient to state a claim against that defendant. Collins v. Kibort, 143 F.3d 331, 334 (7th Cir. 1998). Plaintiff must briefly describe what each defendant did, or failed to do, in violation of his rights. Absent any allegations to this effect against Williamson County Jail and Benny Vick, the Court deems it appropriate to dismiss both defendants without prejudice from this action.

Section 1983 requires allegations that a defendant was personally involved in or responsible for conduct violating a federally protected right.

Greene v. Sampson · filed 2021-02-02

Absent any allegations concerning the violation of a constitutionally protected right, or allegation that these Defendants were personally involved in, or responsible for, the allegedly unlawful conduct complained of, Plaintiff’s pleading is insufficient to state a claim against Defendants under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

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

(PC) Trujillo v. Fickes · filed 2021-02-03

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 identify a defendant responsible for the alleged deprivation of rights.

(PC) Allen v. Haris · filed 2021-02-03

Next, plaintiff’s claim that prison officials denied him adequate process to challenge the legality of the cell search also fails. First, he has not identified any defendant responsible for the alleged lack of process.

Section 1983 requires personal involvement for individual liability; an official's unfavorable response to grievances does not establish it.

WATTERSON v. INDIANA DEPT OF CORRECTIONS · filed 2021-02-03

"Individual liability under § 1983 . . . requires personal involvement in the alleged constitutional deprivation." ... That Warden Knight failed to respond favorably to Mr. Watterson's grievances does not rise to the level of personal involvement required to state a claim.

Section 1983 requires evidence that a defendant personally participated in or directed the alleged adverse actions.

Lempar v. Livingston · filed 2021-02-04

With respect to some of the allegations of harm, he has not pointed to evidence showing that the named defendants were personally involved in the alleged adverse actions or that they directed those actions.

A § 1983 complaint must allege each defendant’s personal participation in the deprivation of rights; naming a warden without alleging wrongdoing does not state a claim against the warden.

(PC) Arteaga v. West · filed 2021-02-04

He names the warden as a defendant in the caption of his complaint, but makes, as best I can tell, no explicit allegation of wrongdoing against this individual.

A § 1983 claim against an individual requires allegations connecting that defendant to the challenged conduct.

(PC) Bishop v. Dodson · filed 2021-02-04

Plaintiff does not allege the Saji was responsible for the two to three-day delay.

Section 1983 requires an officer to cause or personally participate in the alleged constitutional deprivation to be liable for it.

Torres v. City Of Chicago · filed 2021-02-04

“An individual cannot be held liable in a § 1983 action unless he caused or participated in an alleged constitutional deprivation.” ... The court concludes that Officers Keating and Horton did not personally cause the warrantless entry and warrantless search of Plaintiff’s apartment and are entitled to summary judgment on this basis.

Section 1983 requires allegations of each defendant’s specific conduct in the claimed violation.

Richards 641715 v. Whitmer · filed 2021-02-04

Where a person is named as a defendant without an allegation of specific conduct, the complaint is subject to dismissal, even under the liberal construction afforded to pro se complaints. ... As a consequence, Plaintiff’s claims against Defendant Perttu in Claims 3 to 13 must be dismissed.

A prison official’s participation in the grievance process alone does not support a § 1983 claim against that official.

Hatten v. MDOC · filed 2021-02-04

However, a § 1983 plaintiff cannot proceed against a prison official based solely on the official’s participation in the prison grievance process.

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

Woodson v. Superintendent · filed 2021-02-04

To state a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, a plaintiff must allege facts showing the defendants’ direct and personal involvement in the alleged constitutional deprivation. ... Plaintiff names the Superintendent of Green Haven as the sole defendant but does not allege any facts showing how he was personally involved in the events underlying his claims.

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

Myers v. Shepherd · filed 2021-02-05

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 imposes personal liability only on an individual defendant who caused or participated in a constitutional deprivation.

Lane v. Harding · filed 2021-02-05

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 show that an individual defendant was personally involved in, or acquiesced in, the alleged unconstitutional treatment.

Tidwell v. Asselmeier · filed 2021-02-05

In order to prevail on a deliberate indifference claim against Henderson, the Plaintiff must show that Henderson was personally involved in, or acquiesced in, unconstitutional treatment of Plaintiff. ... Accordingly, for all these reasons, there is insufficient evidence to suggest that Henderson was personally involved in the alleged failure to refer Tidwell to an off-site dentist or that Henderson displayed deliberate indifference by failed to refer Tidwell for outside care.

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

Williams v. Essex · filed 2021-02-05

As a fundamental prerequisite, “[t]o establish a § 1983 claim, a plaintiff must show the defendants’ personal involvement in the alleged constitutional violation.” ... Plaintiff fails to plead the Served Defendants’ personal involvement in any constitutional violation.