42 U.S.C. § 1983

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff seeking money damages to show that each defendant caused or participated in a constitutional violation.

Brown v. Riding · filed 2021-10-04

Regardless of which standard applies, Section 1983 claims for money damages require the plaintiff to show that each defendant “caused or participated in a constitutional violation.”

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

(PC) Jenkins v. MacDonald · filed 2021-10-05

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.

A § 1983 claim against a defendant requires facts showing that defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged wrong.

WOLTER v. LOVETT · filed 2021-10-05

Any claims against defendants Tracey Anne Agnew and James Michael Donnelly are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE because Plaintiff does not allege facts to suggest these defendants had any involvement with the claims alleged in Plaintiff’s Complaint. See Rode v. Dellarciprete, 845 F.2d 1195, 1207 (3d Cir. 1988) (“A defendant in a civil rights action must have personal involvement in the alleged wrongs.”).

Section 1983 does not impose liability on a supervisor solely because of the supervisor’s position; personal involvement can support a claim.

Kinney v. Felsman · filed 2021-10-05

While it is well established that liability under § 1983 cannot be imposed upon a state official based solely on a theory of respondeat superior, we disagree that this is the sole basis of Kinney’s claim.

A § 1983 claim against an individual defendant requires allegations that the defendant was personally involved in the alleged deprivation.

Davis v. Kelly · filed 2021-10-06

Plaintiff’s Amended Complaint contains no allegations indicating that the Defendants were personally involved in preventing the plaintiff from fellowshipping with or being around other Christian detainees, Vinnedge v. Gibbs, 550 F.2d 926, 928 (4th Cir. 1997).

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

(PC) Bianchi v. Vlastelica · filed 2021-10-07

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

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

(PC) Davis v. Pam · filed 2021-10-07

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

Section 1983 requires allegations of each defendant’s direct, personal involvement in the constitutional misconduct.

Thomas v. City of St. Louis · filed 2021-10-07

To state a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, a plaintiff must plead direct, personal involvement in constitutional misconduct. ... Here, there is no allegation of direct, personal involvement of these defendants with regard to Plaintiff individually.

A § 1983 complaint must allege facts showing each individual defendant’s personal involvement in the claimed violation.

Henley v. Department of Corrections · filed 2021-10-07

However, Plaintiff has not alleged any facts about how the Defendants were personally involved in the pre-trial conditions of confinement he challenges.

Section 1983 requires nonconclusory allegations connecting an individual defendant to the alleged wrongdoing; an official title alone is insufficient.

Andrews v. Oklahoma Workers Compensation Commission · filed 2021-10-07

Plaintiff is correct that he references Smith’s title within OWCC, however, he does not make any non-conclusory allegations that tie Defendant Smith to his termination. ... Because Plaintiff’s allegations against Defendant Smith are conclusory, the motion as to him is GRANTED.

Notice of an inmate’s medical grievance alone does not establish a prison administrator’s personal involvement for § 1983 liability.

Skaggs v. Maston · filed 2021-10-08

Moreover, the magistrate judge concluded that, even assuming the administrative defendants had notice of plaintiff's administrative grievance regarding medical needs, such notice did not rise to the level of personal involvement to implicate liability in this suit. ... Having found no clear error in the magistrate judge’s well-reasoned and extensive review of the pleadings, petitioner's objections [Doc. 50] are OVERRULED, and it is the opinion of this Court that the Report and Recommendation [Doc. 46] should be, and is, hereby ORDERED ADOPTED for the reasons more fully stated in the magistrate judge’s report.

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

(PC) Spearman v. Department of State Hospitals · filed 2021-10-08

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) Hardney v. Allison · filed 2021-10-12

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

(PC) Anderson v. Vangerwen · filed 2021-10-12

A claim brought under § 1983 must show that each defendant personally participated in the deprivation of plaintiff’s rights.

Section 1983 requires a complaint to allege specific conduct by each named defendant; naming officials without alleging their involvement does not state a claim.

Brown 306351 v. Washington · filed 2021-10-12

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

Section 1983 claims against individual employees may proceed past initial screening when the amended complaint plausibly alleges their responsibility for a constitutional violation.

Carroll v. Liewer · filed 2021-10-12

Pursuant to the discussion in the court’s previous Memorandum and Order (Filing 7), Plaintiff has alleged a plausible 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claim against ten NRC employees, ... all of whom are sued in their individual capacities only.

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

Derti v. Barg · filed 2021-10-12

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

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

Smith v. Hendrick · filed 2021-10-12

Finally, Smith’s allegation that he was forced to eat like a dog fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted because it fails to allege that any of the defendants were personally involved in the alleged civil rights violation.

A Section 1983 fabrication of evidence claim cannot proceed against an officer without evidence connecting him to the alleged fabrication.

Desmond Ricks v. Pauch · filed 2021-10-13

With no evidence connecting Stawiasz to Pauch and Wilson’s alleged testing fabrication, Stawiasz is entitled to qualified immunity on this claim.

Section 1983 requires specific allegations connecting each defendant’s actions to a constitutional violation.

(PC) Bland v. State of California · filed 2021-10-13

Additionally, accusing all of the deputy attorneys general of a myriad of nonspecific violations is also insufficient. As to each named defendant, Plaintiff must allege which Defendant took what action that caused which specific constitutional violation.

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

Ezell v. Most · filed 2021-10-13

Section 1983 creates a cause of action based on personal liability and predicated upon fault; thus, “to be liable under [§] 1983, an individual defendant must have caused or participated in a constitutional deprivation.”

Section 1983 permits liability for an unlawful arrest against an official whose actions set the arresting officer in motion, even if that official did not make the arrest.

TINSLEY v. MOUZON · filed 2021-10-13

It is thus clear that § 1983 liability for an unlawful arrest can extend beyond the arresting officer to other officials whose actions set the arresting officer in motion.

A § 1983 retaliation claim requires evidence that each defendant was personally involved in the challenged action.

PRESBURY v. WENEROWICZ · filed 2021-10-13

With respect to the retaliation claims, Plaintiff has failed to present any evidence to show that either of the remaining Defendants had the requisite personal involvement in Plaintiff’s transfer to maintain a viable § 1983 claim.

Section 1983 requires a state official’s personal involvement in the alleged wrongdoing and does not impose respondeat superior liability.

ALLAH v. O'CONNER · filed 2021-10-13

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

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

Sherrod v. Lakin · filed 2021-10-14

Section 1983 liability requires involvement in the constitutional deprivation.

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

Hoskins v. Swisher · filed 2021-10-14

Plaintiff must establish that Rueter and Williams were personally involved in the alleged unconstitutional conduct.

Section 1983 requires an official to be personally involved in a constitutional deprivation; respondeat superior does not establish liability.

Gill v. Coyne · filed 2021-10-14

An official must personally act to deprive an individual of a constitutional right. In other words, respondeat superior does not apply in the context of § 1983 claims.

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

(PC) Wolinski v. Eldridge · filed 2021-10-15

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. ... Plaintiff’s claim against Defendant Eldridge is defective because Plaintiff does not properly link an action that Defendant Eldridge took that led to a deprivation of Plaintiff’s constitutional rights.

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

(PC) Jackson v. Pickett · filed 2021-10-15

As to Defendant Spinelli, Plaintiff merely alleges that he was provided with a copy of the “lay in.” Plaintiff does not allege any facts which would link Spinelli to disregard of the “lay in” resulting in further injury.

Section 1983 requires allegations of personal involvement; listing prison officials and their duties alone is insufficient.

Wilcox v. Gay · filed 2021-10-15

Listing the names of various prison officials along with their duties is insufficient to show personal involvement for purposes of 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

A § 1983 claim must plausibly connect the defendant’s own conduct to the alleged deprivation of the plaintiff’s rights.

Mays v. Dillon · filed 2021-10-15

While the new assertions indicate the type of injury suffered, they do not sufficiently connect the Defendant to a deprivation of Plaintiff’s constitutional rights. Accordingly, Plaintiff fails to meet basic pleading requirements and has not alleged a viable § 1983 claim.

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

Krushin v. Prince · filed 2021-10-15

Rather, a Section 1983 plaintiff must aver facts that demonstrate “the defendants’ personal involvement in the alleged misconduct.”

Section 1983 does not make prison custody officials liable for inadequate medical care by health staff when the officials had no role in the care or authority to supervise the staff.

Adams 462766 v. Macauley · filed 2021-10-18

Administrative or custody officials who have no training or authority to supervise healthcare officials cannot be held liable for those officials’ inadequate care.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff seeking damages from individual defendants to show their personal involvement in the alleged constitutional violation.

Impellizzeri v. State of New York · filed 2021-10-18

Accordingly, the Court grants State Defendants' motion for summary judgment with respect to this claim because it is barred by the Eleventh Amendment and Plaintiff failed to identify how the individual Defendants were personally involved in the actions.

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

Phanpradith v. Loredo · filed 2021-10-19

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

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

BOYD v. NICHOLS · filed 2021-10-19

Mr. Boyd alleges no factual content regarding Sheriff Frawley. "Liability under § 1983 is direct rather than vicarious." ... The proposed amended complaint does not support an inference that Sheriff Frawley was personally involved in or responsible for any violation of Mr. Boyd's rights.

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

DUPLESSIS v. CARNEY · filed 2021-10-19

In other words, Duplessis fails to allege that any of these Defendants were personally involved in the alleged violation of his rights or that they harmed him in any way.

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

APONTE v. POTTSTOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT · filed 2021-10-20

With respect to any alleged civil rights violations, Bryant’s Complaint fails to state a plausible claim under § 1983. Bryant does not sufficiently describe what action (or inaction) any of the named Defendants took that caused a violation of her Constitutional rights with respect to the February 21, 2020 incident at D.H.’s school.

Section 1983 requires personal involvement for individual liability, which may be inferred for a senior official at the pleading stage from allegations of a systemic practice.

Adams v. Baidwirn · filed 2021-10-21

Therefore, Jeffreys, as the Acting Director of the IDOC who has authority over the release of inmates like Adams, is presumed to know about the alleged practice of incarcerating convicted sex offenders beyond their release dates. The SAC alleges enough to move beyond the pleadings, as Adams plausibly alleges that Jeffreys was aware of the constitutional deprivations.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s direct personal involvement in the alleged constitutional deprivation; employment or supervision alone does not establish liability.

Burton v. City of New York · filed 2021-10-21

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 does not allege any facts showing how this Defendant was personally involved in the events underlying his claims. Plaintiff’s claims against James Johnson are therefore dismissed for failure to state a claim on which relief may be granted.

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

White v. St. Joseph County Jail · filed 2021-10-22

For a defendant to be liable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 he or she must have been personally involved in the violation of the plaintiff’s constitutional rights.

A § 1983 claim must identify the defendant responsible for the alleged misconduct.

McFadden v. Koenigsmann · filed 2021-10-22

... fails to name which Defendant or Defendants engaged in the handcuffing and thus, fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.

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

Arriaga v. Dart · filed 2021-10-23

A § 1983 claim must be predicated on personal involvement by the defendant, not vicarious liability, and give sufficient notice of the claim against him and the precise conduct that occasioned it.

Section 1983 requires a causal link between a defendant and the deprivation of rights, including direct responsibility for the alleged conduct.

Engel v. Corizon Medical Services · filed 2021-10-25

“Liability under § 1983 requires a causal link to, and direct responsibility for, the deprivation of rights.” ... Plaintiff fails to name who was directly responsible for him being denied snack bags.

General awareness of prison policies or health warnings does not establish a supervisor’s personal involvement under § 1983.

Braxton v. Bruen · filed 2021-10-25

However, Plaintiff’s allegations regarding general knowledge of prison policies or warnings issued by the U.S. Surgeon General, are insufficient to demonstrate personal involvement under § 1983.

Section 1983 requires facts connecting each defendant personally to the alleged deprivation of rights; allegations against defendants as a group are insufficient.

Sheppard v. Claiborne · filed 2021-10-26

Moreover, none of his allegations are directed at a specific Defendant and Sheppard fails to identify how each Doe Defendant personally violated his rights. Rather, Sheppard simply contends that “Defendants” violated his rights. This is insufficient to state a claim against any of the Doe Defendants.

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

(PC) Foust v. Ali · filed 2021-10-26

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 specific facts showing what each defendant personally did to violate the plaintiff’s constitutional rights.

Baker v. Ann · filed 2021-10-27

To satisfy this requirement, a plaintiff must state specific facts about what each defendant did, personally, that violated the plaintiff’s constitutional rights. ... More specifically, he does not indicate how any one or more of these individuals was personally involved in placing him in a restraint chair, assaulting him, denying him food or showers, failing to provide medication, or refusing to take him to a hospital.

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

(PC) Lewis v. Alison · filed 2021-10-27

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

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

(PC) Bland v. Cox · filed 2021-10-27

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. ... Plaintiff’s Fourteenth Amendment claim is deficient as he does not allege that anyone is liable for that claim.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to identify each defendant’s actions or omissions that caused a deprivation of rights.

(PC) Allen v. Sacramento County · filed 2021-10-27

As plaintiff has not alleged facts in support of his claims or identified the specific actions taken by defendants that deprived plaintiff of his rights, the complaint fails to state a claim for which relief can be granted.

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

(PC) Fialho v. Auld · filed 2021-10-27

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 facts linking each defendant’s actions to the alleged deprivation; naming a defendant only in the caption is insufficient.

(PC) Thomas v. Hernandez · filed 2021-10-27

The complaint fails to state a claim against Davis. 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 causal link between a defendant’s own conduct and the alleged deprivation of rights for individual liability.

Ide v. Short · filed 2021-10-27

As such, liability under § 1983 requires a causal link to, and direct responsibility for, the alleged deprivation of rights. ... Here, plaintiff has presented no facts showing a causal connection between any action taken by defendant Short, the Jail Administrator, and the deprivation of plaintiff’s constitutional rights.

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

Taylor v. St. Charles County Dept. of Corr. · filed 2021-10-27

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

Section 1983 requires evidence that a defendant was personally involved in the alleged deprivation or knew of and acquiesced in it.

REAL v. WETZEL · filed 2021-10-27

There is no evidence, however, that either Grenevich or Spagnoletti were personally involved in or had actual knowledge of and acquiesced in the decision to transfer Real to SCI Greene.

Section 1983 requires factual allegations of a defendant’s personal involvement to support an individual-capacity damages claim.

Lott v. Abbott · filed 2021-10-28

To the extent he seeks monetary damages against Abbott in his individual capacity, plaintiff pleads no factual allegations showing that Abbott had any personal involvement in the incidents giving rise to plaintiff’s claims in this lawsuit.

Section 1983 requires allegations connecting a government defendant’s own conduct or knowledge to the alleged injury; general knowledge of misconduct is insufficient.

Bolton v. Paramo · filed 2021-10-28

The Court finds that plaintiff’s allegations that defendants had general knowledge of the lawsuit and by extension that officers were engaging in misconduct and that she testified about the retaliation she was experiencing, are not sufficient to state a claim against the government defendants.

A § 1983 complaint must explain how each defendant’s conduct contributed to the alleged harm; listing defendants after describing an incident is insufficient.

Harland v. Wyandotte County Jail · filed 2021-10-28

It is not sufficient to describe an incident and then attach a list of defendants who should be held responsible without providing an explanation of how each person’s conduct led to the harm alleged by the plaintiff.

Section 1983 permits a complaint to allege each defendant’s personal involvement by attributing conduct to a defined group that includes them.

Pugh v. Erdos · filed 2021-10-28

The Court does not agree with that view. If a complaint defines a group of individuals, and then alleges that “the group performed act A,” the natural reading of that phrase would be that “each member included in the defined group performed act A.”

Section 1983 requires an official’s personal involvement in the deprivation of the plaintiff’s rights.

Boyd v. Hill · filed 2021-10-29

Liability under § 1983 lies only where it is shown that an official acted personally in the deprivation of the plaintiff’s rights.

For a false arrest claim under § 1983, an officer must have participated in the arrest or the warrant.

Jessup v. Olson · filed 2021-10-29

Only officers who participated in the warrant or the arrest are liable.

Section 1983 requires allegations identifying each individual defendant’s own misconduct; allegations against defendants as a group are insufficient.

Ausler v. Hopgood · filed 2021-10-29

This is not sufficient to state a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claim, as individuals “are personally liable only for their own misconduct.” See S.M. v. Krigbaum, 808 F.3d 335, 340 (8th Cir. 2015).

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

Sabur v. Wetzel · filed 2021-10-29

A defendant cannot be liable for a violation of a plaintiff’s civil rights unless the defendant was personally involved in the violation.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to allege a defendant’s personal involvement in the violation to establish individual liability.

Viars v. Bryant · filed 2021-10-29

Because the plaintiff does not allege the personal involvement of Nurses Bryant or Burris in the events set forth in the complaint, the plaintiff has not established a basis for imposing individual liability on these defendants.

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

DeGroot, Derek v. Carr, Kevin · filed 2021-11-01

As an initial matter, plaintiff’s allegations do not support a reasonable inference that defendant Carr was involved in the events related to plaintiff’s access to the law library, so this defendant is subject to dismissal from this lawsuit for lack of personal involvement. See Minix v. Canarecci, 597 F.3d 824, 833-34 (7th Cir. 2010) (“individual liability under § 1983 requires personal involvement in the alleged constitutional violation”) (citation omitted).

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

Bressi v. McCloud · filed 2021-11-01

As the Magistrate Judge thoroughly explained, although Bressi presented allegations sufficient to satisfy each element of a retaliation claim at the pleading stage, he failed to plausibly allege the personal involvement of any of the defendants against whom he brought these claims.

A § 1983 plaintiff must allege how each defendant personally participated in the deprivation of the plaintiff’s rights.

(PC) Hudkins v. Clark · filed 2021-11-01

Each Plaintiff must demonstrate that each Defendant personally participated in the deprivation of his own rights.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to plead that each government official personally participated in the alleged constitutional violation; supervisory status alone does not establish liability.

Aikens v. NCCPD Chief Officer Colonel Vaughn M. Bond, Jr. · filed 2021-11-01

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 a supervisor’s personal involvement; receiving complaints and forwarding them to subordinates for investigation or response is insufficient.

Davidson v. Lee · filed 2021-11-01

The correspondence simply shows that Koenigsmann received letters and passed them on to a subordinate for a response or investigation, which is insufficient to establish personal involvement.

A § 1983 plaintiff must identify each defendant’s own conduct; broad group allegations do not establish individual liability.

Williams v. Havens · filed 2021-11-01

But “[a]llegations that broadly implicate multiple defendants without delineating individual conduct are legally insufficient.”

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

(PC) Ticer v. Ojeda · filed 2021-11-02

Plaintiff must demonstrate that each Defendant personally participated in the deprivation of his rights.

Section 1983 requires facts tying an individual defendant to the challenged conduct; broad, conclusory allegations are insufficient.

Guines v. Miss. Dept. of Corrections · filed 2021-11-02

The plaintiff has not pled facts sufficient to show that Dr. Perry was involved in decisions regarding his medical treatment (regarding his leg problems or his seizure medication), as his allegations are broad and conclusory. Instead, he mentions unidentified people not party to the instant suit. Thus, his claims against Dr. Perry for denial of adequate medical care must be dismissed.

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

(PC) Brandstatt v. Clark · filed 2021-11-03

Each Plaintiff must demonstrate that each Defendant personally participated in the deprivation of his own rights.

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

(PC) Foust v. California Medical Facility · filed 2021-11-03

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.

A § 1983 complaint must allege facts connecting the defendant to the alleged misconduct.

Harland v. Kansas City, Kansas Police Department · filed 2021-11-03

Harland’s pleadings do not assert the circumstances surrounding the false charges or provide any factual basis tying the Police Department or its employees to the misconduct in the jail.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to allege how each defendant was personally involved in or directly responsible for the claimed harm.

McGee v. Inman · filed 2021-11-03

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

Section 1983 requires facts showing an individual-capacity defendant’s personal responsibility for the alleged deprivation of rights.

Berry v. Pfister · filed 2021-11-03

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. Madewell v. Roberts, 909 F.2d 1203, 1208 (8th Cir. 1990) (stating that § 1983 liability “requires a causal link to, and direct responsibility for, the deprivation of rights”).

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

Goodwin v. Individuals Involved · filed 2021-11-04

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

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

(PC) Brown v. Kishbaugh · filed 2021-11-04

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

Section 1983 requires facts connecting a defendant to the alleged deprivation; a vague suggestion of involvement in excessive force is insufficient.

Hook v. McCray · filed 2021-11-04

Liberally read, Hook’s SAC fails to state a plausible § 1983 claim. ... Hook fails to allege sufficient facts to connect any Defendant to his allegations of excessive force. While Hook appears to connect McCray to the use of force, he does not allege that McCray ordered the cell extraction or that McCray participated in the use of force.

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

(PC) Brown v. Reilly · filed 2021-11-05

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

Section 1983 claims must allege how each defendant personally violated the plaintiff’s rights.

Fashaw v. The State of New York · filed 2021-11-05

Plaintiff again: (1) names defendants who are immune from suit or are not suable entities, (2)fails to provide facts explaining when and where the underlying events occurred or how any defendant personally violated his rights, and (3) once again, attaches scores of documents without explaining their relevance to his claims.

A § 1983 claim requires allegations plausibly showing that the defendant personally participated in, encouraged, authorized, or acquiesced in the rights violation.

Harris v. Parker (PSLC1) · filed 2021-11-05

as no allegations in the complaint or supporting memoranda allow the Court to plausibly infer that Defendant Bell “directly participated, encouraged, authorized[,] or acquiesced” in any violation of Plaintiff’s constitutional rights, the complaint fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted under § 1983 as to him.

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

Smith v. Hepp · filed 2021-11-08

Because §1983 requires that a defendant be personally involved in an alleged deprivation to be liable and because Smith does not allege facts from which the Court can reasonably infer that the deputy warden and security director are involved, Smith fails to state a claim against Propxen and Falke.

Section 1983 permits liability for a government official who actively participates in another official’s constitutional violation.

Sexton v. Cernuto · filed 2021-11-08

As a matter of law, an active participant in a constitutional violation can be held liable under § 1983.

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

(PC)Allen v. Sacramento County Jail Medical Staff · filed 2021-11-08

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

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

Melendez v. New York City Health & Hospitals · filed 2021-11-08

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 does not allege any facts showing how C.O. Guity or Warden Jane Doe were personally involved in the events underlying his claims. Plaintiff’s claims against these defendants are therefore dismissed for failure to state a claim on which relief may be granted, see 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii), but the Court grants Plaintiff leave to replead those claims.

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

Ward v. Tapio · filed 2021-11-09

Section 1983 requires that an individual be personally involved in the alleged constitutional violation.

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

Flowers, Cornelius v. Medical Directors · filed 2021-11-09

Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment claim is necessarily brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 which “requires personal involvement in the alleged constitutional deprivation.”

Section 1983 requires facts showing how each defendant personally violated a federal right; responsibility based only on job duties is insufficient.

Moore 208380 v. Whitmer · filed 2021-11-09

Plaintiff merely states that Defendants are responsible by virtue of their job duties, but he fails to allege facts showing how they actually violated his rights.

Section 1983 requires a causal link between a defendant’s conduct and the alleged deprivation of rights; a medical care claim cannot proceed without identifying who was responsible.

Murphy v. Johnson · filed 2021-11-09

Plaintiff, however, does not indicate who allegedly denied him medical treatment after his hand was closed in the food port. "Liability under § 1983 requires a causal link to, and direct responsibility for, the deprivation of rights." ... Thus, the Court is unable to serve process on a claim for deliberate indifference to medical care.

Section 1983 requires allegations connecting each defendant to the claimed violation; naming a defendant in the caption alone is insufficient.

Soldridge, Jr. v. Ransom · filed 2021-11-09

As an initial matter, Plaintiff has failed to state a claim for relief against Defendant Ransom. He names Defendant Ransom in the caption of his complaint, but the complaint is devoid of any allegations related to Defendant Ransom. Thus, Plaintiff’s complaint is subject to dismissal against Defendant Ransom for that reason alone.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to allege each defendant’s personal involvement in the deprivation of a federal right; supervisory status alone does not establish liability.

Jones v. Brown · filed 2021-11-10

However, “[g]overnment officials may not be held liable for the unconstitutional conduct of their subordinates under a theory of respondeat superior.” ... Jones has not specifically alleged that Defendant Brown, Defendant Clarke, or any of the unnamed parole board members listed in his complaint had any direct involvement with the decision to classify him as ineligible for parole in 1995.

Section 1983 requires each defendant to have caused or participated in the constitutional violation; liability does not attach solely because of a supervisory role.

Hampton v. Foster · filed 2021-11-10

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 violation.”

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

Lazore v. Penzone · filed 2021-11-10

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

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

Kubiak v. Penzone · filed 2021-11-10

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

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

Maggay v. Micke · filed 2021-11-10

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 personal responsibility; jail staff cannot be held liable for the failings of other staff.

Henson v. Ulrick · filed 2021-11-10

Liability under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 is based on personal responsibility, and these defendants cannot be held liable for the failings of other jail staff.

Section 1983 requires a defendant to be involved in or cause the alleged deprivation of rights.

LOPEZ v. SIMPKINS · filed 2021-11-10

Thus, to state a claim for relief under § 1983, a plaintiff must allege first, the violation of a right secured by the Constitution or laws of the United States, and second, that the alleged deprivation was committed or caused by a person acting under color of state law. ... Furthermore, Plaintiff does not allege that any ... of the remaining Defendants were involved in or the proximate cause of Plaintiff’s arrest.

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

Ashdown v. Buchanan · filed 2021-11-10

Moreover, to establish liability under §1983, a plaintiff must demonstrate that a defendant is personally responsible for the unconstitutional actions which injured him. ... Moving to the subjective component, the Court finds that plaintiff has failed to put forth any evidence demonstrating that Sawyer was responsible for a policy concerning the transport of inmates generally or of Ashdown in particular.

A § 1983 plaintiff must sufficiently allege each defendant’s personal involvement in the acts claimed to have violated the plaintiff’s rights.

Roberts v. Luther · filed 2021-11-10

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.

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

IVY v. WETZEL · filed 2021-11-10

This unadorned assertion is insufficient to allege the personal involvement of either Defendant.

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

(PC) Smith v. Secretary · filed 2021-11-12

In order to state a claim under § 1983, there must exist an actual connection or link between the actions of the defendants and the deprivation alleged to have been suffered by plaintiff. ... Given the above, plaintiff has not satisfied the linkage requirement and the complaint does not contain sufficient facts to establish deliberate indifference by the defendants.

Section 1983 does not impose liability on officials whose only involvement is reviewing grievances about conduct they did not cause or participate in.

Hampton v. Ritz · filed 2021-11-12

However, the claim in Count 1 fails against Cunningham, Kinks, Brookhart, and Baldwin because it relies on their involvement in the grievance process and not any direct involvement in medical care or treatment decisions.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in the deprivation of a plaintiff’s civil rights for individual liability.

Bartley v. Kenton County Medical Staff · filed 2021-11-12

Personal liability in an action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 hinges upon the defendant’s personal involvement in the deprivation of the plaintiff’s civil rights.

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

Mullins v. Clear · filed 2021-11-15

To hold an official liable under § 1983, the plaintiff must affirmatively show that the official “acted personally in the deprivation of the plaintiff’s rights.” Wright v. Collins, 766 F.2d 841, 850 (4th Cir. 1985) (internal quotation marks and citation omitted).

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

Esquilin v. Tiffany · filed 2021-11-15

Because section 1983 imposes liability only upon those who actually cause a deprivation of rights, a plaintiff must allege some personal responsibility on the part of the official.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged deprivation; naming a sheriff without alleging his awareness or participation fails to state a claim against him.

Wheeler v. Smith · filed 2021-11-15

As noted, Plaintiff names Defendant Smith, but does not allege that he was aware or participated in the events at issue.

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

Williams v. Tharp · filed 2021-11-15

In other words, Section 1983 liability hinges on personal involvement in or responsibility for the deprivation of a constitutional right. ... Under the circumstances presented, Plaintiff has fallen short of demonstrating any personal involvement by either defendant in a constitutional deprivation.

Section 1983 does not impose liability on an official merely for denying a grievance about misconduct in which the official did not participate.

Abuharba v. Dye · filed 2021-11-15

The denial of a grievance, however, is not sufficient to establish liability.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to allege the defendant’s personal involvement; a bare allegation that a supervisor knew of the alleged violation is insufficient.

VAZQUEZ v. MCGINLEY · filed 2021-11-15

This bare allegation of personal knowledge is insufficient to plead McGinley’s personal involvement.

Section 1983 requires allegations connecting each defendant to the claimed violation of the plaintiff’s rights.

Giddings v. Sines · filed 2021-11-15

Plaintiff fails to state a claim for relief against any of the named Defendants because the complaint is devoid of any allegations related to them.

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

Riddick v. Justice · filed 2021-11-16

Indeed, the proposed Complaint fails to allege any facts that tend to demonstrate personal participation by Justice and Land in a constitutional violation, as § 1983 requires.

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

Christman v. Kalimulina · filed 2021-11-16

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 the officials whose actions or omissions caused the alleged violation of constitutional rights.

de Cruz v. Secretary of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation · filed 2021-11-17

Plaintiff must name the officials who violated his constitutional rights and allege facts that show that their actions or omissions caused these violations.

Section 1983 holds a defendant liable only if the defendant personally participates in the constitutional deprivation.

Latham v. Pollard · filed 2021-11-17

But a defendant is liable under § 1983 only when he or she personally participates in the constitutional deprivation.

Section 1983 requires facts plausibly showing a defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged violation; awareness of a grievance alone does not establish liability without authority to address it.

Allen v. Diaz · filed 2021-11-17

Even assuming Defendants became aware that Allen had been approved for a religious vegan diet but didn’t receive it for another three weeks, Allen still fails to plausibly allege that they even had the authority to act on his grievance or provide him with a vegan diet during those three weeks.

A plaintiff seeking damages from an officer in her individual capacity under § 1983 must allege the officer’s personal involvement in the alleged constitutional deprivation.

Whipper v. Angell · filed 2021-11-18

Whipper brings his claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Because he is seeking to recover money damages from Officer Angell in her individual capacity, Whipper must allege facts showing her “personal involvement in the alleged constitutional deprivation.” Grullon v. City of New Haven, 720 F.3d 133, 138–39 (2d Cir. 2013).

Section 1983 requires evidence connecting each defendant individually to the claimed deprivation; employment by a state agency alone is insufficient.

Greenup v. Morris · filed 2021-11-18

Plaintiffs have failed to provide any evidence linking any of these State Defendants, as individuals, to Justice in any way, aside from the fact that they were employed by the IDHW at the time of Justice’s death. This is not enough to proceed on a claim under a § 1983 against these persons in their individual capacities.

Section 1983 does not impose liability for mishandling a grievance when the defendant did not participate in the underlying constitutional violation.

McCorkle v. Brookhart · filed 2021-11-18

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

Section 1983 requires factual allegations connecting each defendant to specific conduct; job duties alone do not establish personal involvement.

Hale 182038 v. Whitmer · filed 2021-11-18

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

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to allege facts showing each defendant’s personal responsibility for the claimed harm.

Engel v. Williams · filed 2021-11-18

In his amended complaint, the Court advises plaintiff that he is required to allege facts demonstrating the personal responsibility of each defendant for harming him.

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

Tatum, Robert v. Carr, Kevin · filed 2021-11-19

This general and vague allegation, however, fails to support a reasonable inference that each of these correctional officers were personally involved in the alleged retaliation. See Minix v. Canarecci, 597 F.3d 824, 833-34 (7th Cir. 2010) (“[I]ndividual liability under § 1983 requires ‘personal involvement’ in the alleged constitutional deprivation.”).

An individual-capacity § 1983 claim requires facts showing the official’s personal involvement in the alleged violation.

Dlubak Glass Company v. Cabrera · filed 2021-11-19

These principles compel the dismissal of Plaintiff’s § 1983 claim as it relates to Cabrera. ... Given this backdrop, the complaint does not come close to alleging that Cabrera may be held individually responsible for violating Plaintiff’s rights under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Section 1983 requires evidence that an individual defendant played a role in the conduct underlying the claim.

Richards v. Department of Building Inspection of The City and County of San Francisco · filed 2021-11-19

Based on the lack of evidence that Sweeney or Hernandez played any role in the conduct underlying Swann’s Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment claims, Defendants’ motion for summary judgment is GRANTED as to those claims.

Section 1983 requires facts showing a defendant's personal involvement in the alleged violation; a call in which the plaintiff merely explained what happened is insufficient.

NNAJI v. DEPT. OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES · filed 2021-11-19

Her allegation against Waltermire —that Nnaji had a telephone call with Waltermire on June 11, 2020 and Nnaji explained what happened—does not state a sufficient set of facts to support a section 1983 violation.

Section 1983 requires facts about a defendant’s own conduct; job duties alone do not establish liability.

Anderson 325850 v. Whitmer · filed 2021-11-19

Plaintiff merely states that Defendants are responsible by virtue of their job duties, but he fails to allege specific facts regarding their conduct.

Section 1983 requires factual allegations connecting each defendant to the alleged violation; naming a defendant without alleging specific conduct does not state a claim.

Holloway 186399 v. Whitmer · filed 2021-11-19

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

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to allege facts connecting each defendant to the claimed violation.

Jackson 709776 v. Whitmer · filed 2021-11-19

It is a basic pleading essential that a plaintiff attribute factual allegations to particular defendants.

Section 1983 requires allegations of specific conduct connecting each defendant to the claimed deprivation of rights.

Merriweather 131483 v. Whitmer · filed 2021-11-19

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

Section 1983 requires allegations of specific conduct by each defendant; naming officials based only on their job duties does not state a claim.

Dulin 197483 v. Whitmer · filed 2021-11-19

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

Section 1983 requires factual allegations of each defendant’s specific conduct; naming a defendant without alleging that conduct does not state a claim.

Hart 230290 v. Whitmer · filed 2021-11-19

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

Section 1983 requires factual allegations connecting each defendant to the claimed violation; naming a defendant without alleging specific conduct does not state a claim.

Crawford 143333 v. Whitmer · filed 2021-11-19

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

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

Trapani v. Annucci · filed 2021-11-19

Fourth, the Amended Complaint is devoid of any allegations that plausibly suggest defendants D’Agostino and Bruce were personally involved in the decision to place Plaintiff in punitive segregation following his return to DOCCS’ custody on June 14, 2018.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged constitutional violation; reviewing and affirming a prison disciplinary disposition does not establish involvement in an earlier violation.

Arriaga v. Otaiza · filed 2021-11-19

The third and fourth allegations do not establish personal involvement, as review and affirmation of the disposition of Plaintiff’s disciplinary hearing is distinct from the alleged underlying constitutional deprivation.

Section 1983 requires a defendant to be personally involved in the alleged violation of a plaintiff’s rights.

Evans v. Kaye · filed 2021-11-19

A defendant cannot be liable for a violation of a plaintiff’s civil rights unless the defendant was personally involved in the violation.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged wrong; supervisory status alone is insufficient.

REAVES v. ROWLES · filed 2021-11-19

Personal involvement can be shown through allegations of personal direction or of actual knowledge and acquiescence but cannot be solely predicated on the operation of respondeat superior.

Section 1983 does not impose liability for failing to take remedial action after an alleged constitutional violation when that failure did not cause or contribute to the violation.

Wall v. Clarke · filed 2021-11-22

With respect to R. Boyd and J. Artrip, the State Defendants correctly contend that the failure to take remedial action after an alleged constitutional violation does not cause or contribute to such violation or otherwise provide a basis for liability under § 1983.

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

Jones v. Braun · filed 2021-11-22

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.” Id. The allegations do not suggest that the nurse participated in or caused this fight (and further injury) to occur. Count 2 shall therefore be dismissed without prejudice for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted.

Section 1983 does not make prison officials liable merely for denying or mishandling grievances when their actions do not cause or contribute to a rights violation.

Harrison v. Wexford Health Sources, Inc. · filed 2021-11-22

Additionally, “[r]uling against a prisoner on an administrative complaint does not cause or contribute to the violation.” George v. Smith, 507 F.3d 605, 609 (7th Cir. 2007). Thus, Warden Brookhart and Healthcare Administrator Cunningham cannot be liable for a due process violation because they denied and mishandled his grievances.

Section 1983 requires facts showing each individual defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged violation; conclusory allegations do not suffice.

Cheatham v. Dedeke · filed 2021-11-22

Even liberally construing the Amended Complaint and taking all well-pleaded allegations therein as true, Plaintiff has failed to adequately allege sufficient personal involvement by Defendants Dedeke and Thorne to support a § 1983 claim against them.

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

Coleman v. County Of Nassau · filed 2021-11-22

The absence of personal involvement of Augello and Mahepath both negates their Section 1983 liability and entitles them to qualified immunity, the two being part-and-parcel of one another.

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

(PC) Adkins v. Austin · filed 2021-11-23

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 plaintiff to link each defendant’s act or omission to the alleged deprivation of a federal right.

(PC) Colston v. Vorkulin · filed 2021-11-23

In order to state a claim under § 1983 there must exist an actual connection or link between the defendant’s actions and the deprivation of constitutional rights the plaintiff allegedly suffered. ... Plaintiff does not identify the acts or omissions of individual defendants which contributed to the denial of plaintiff’s rights. ... As such, the allegations in the complaint are insufficient to satisfy the linkage requirement.

Section 1983 requires allegations that a defendant was directly involved in the claimed unlawful acts.

Karacson v. Shaver · filed 2021-11-23

The court found that the Eleventh Amendment bars suits against the state agencies and entities named in the suit, that Defendant Judge Michael Hathaway was protected by judicial immunity, and that the complaint failed to “allege[] that [Defendant] Shaver was directly involved in the” purported illegal acts. Karacson, 2021 WL 5177475, at *2. The same reasoning applies here.

Section 1983 requires evidence of an individual defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged violation.

Denice Martin v. Noble County Sheriff's Departm · filed 2021-11-24

Without evidence of personal involvement, the named individual defendants cannot be liable ... under § 1983.

Section 1983 requires evidence of each defendant’s personal involvement before that defendant can be held individually liable.

Zink v. Hartford Correctional Center · filed 2021-11-24

As to his claims for deliberate indifference to serious medical needs, plaintiff has not introduced evidence sufficient to establish that any named defendant had knowledge of his alleged medical need sufficient to trigger personal involvement, and, thus, liability of that defendant.

Section 1983 requires an individual defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged violation.

Burwell v. Quality Care · filed 2021-11-24

However, Burwell does not state a claim against the jail doctor because the complaint contains no indication that he was personally involved in her care after he ordered the MRI.

Section 1983 requires allegations of specific conduct by each defendant; naming a defendant without alleging that conduct is grounds for dismissal.

Stevens 214912 v. Whitmer · filed 2021-11-24

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.