42 U.S.C. § 1983

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

Herrera v. Ohai · filed 2022-02-28

First, for a personal-capacity claim she must have been personally involved in the alleged violation of Herrera’s constitutional rights.

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

Henley v. Johnson · filed 2022-02-28

Plaintiff has also cured the deficiencies of his earlier complaints by alleging the specific conduct by each defendant that resulted in the violation of his rights, namely that each defendant had knowledge of Plaintiff’s situation but either ignored it or actively ruled against him.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in a constitutional violation and does not impose collective or vicarious liability.

Albritton v. Smaling · filed 2022-02-28

Section 1983 does not create collective or vicarious responsibility. ... The Court has no way to identify which prison guards and officials increased Plaintiff’s risk of exposure to COVID-19.

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)Woodard v. Hobbs · filed 2022-02-28

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

Section 1983 requires a defendant's personal involvement in the alleged violation; merely processing or reviewing a grievance is insufficient.

MAYBERRY v. GILBERT · filed 2022-02-28

These prison officials are dismissed because they simply processed or reviewed inmate grievances and lack personal involvement in the conduct forming the basis of the grievance.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to connect the named defendant to the alleged deprivation; alleging that documents concerned the defendant does not establish that he took them.

Sanchez v. Ely State Prison · filed 2022-02-28

Sanchez alleges that the affidavits were about Reubart but he does not identify who took the documents from him.

Section 1983 requires allegations connecting a defendant personally to the alleged constitutional violation.

LeBlanc v. Sanders · filed 2022-03-01

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

A § 1983 complaint must allege specific conduct by each defendant; merely naming a person as a defendant does not state a claim against that person.

Caldwell 891141 v. DeForest · filed 2022-03-01

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 a defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged violation to state a claim against that defendant.

McKinney v. State Of New York · filed 2022-03-01

Accordingly, the Court finds that Plaintiff has not alleged any personal involvement by Anderson and thus has not sufficiently pled a Section 1983 claim against him in his official capacity.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged violation; reviewing and denying a prisoner’s grievance alone does not establish it.

Bookard v. Ellers · filed 2022-03-01

Bookard does not allege that Ellers was personally involved in his medical care in any way. Rather, it appears from the complaint that Bookard is attempting to hold Ellers liable solely based on the denial of Bookard’s grievances, which is not a sufficient basis to establish personal involvement. Id. Accordingly, we will dismiss the claims against Ellers.

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

Ogbeiwi v. CoreCivic America · filed 2022-03-01

“Section 1983 is an individual liability statute and thus [the plaintiff] bears the burden of ‘specifically link[ing] the officer’s involvement to the constitutional infirmity.’” ... There are no allegations that Defendant made any decision or took any action concerning Plaintiff’s placement during the relevant time period – or that she had the authority to do so.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged wrong; a medical provider cannot be held liable for unanswered sick calls without an allegation that she was responsible for them.

Mattis v. Pennsylvania Department · filed 2022-03-02

However, he failed to allege that McKeel was responsible for the denial of medical treatment for the five-week period that his sick calls went unanswered. 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 make a prison official liable merely for improperly processing a prisoner’s grievance or appeal.

Reyes v. Alonzo · filed 2022-03-02

And a prison official’s allegedly improper processing of grievances or appeals, without more, does not provide an independent basis for section 1983 liability.

Section 1983 requires allegations connecting each defendant’s personal involvement to a constitutional violation.

McNeal v. Watson · filed 2022-03-02

The Court additionally notes that even if the parties had signed the complaint, it is insufficient to state a claim on their behalf under § 1983 because the complaint does not contain sufficient factual allegations to personally tie any named defendant to constitutionally violative conduct.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged deprivation of rights; mere awareness of it does not establish personal liability.

Hoglan v. Mathena · filed 2022-03-03

“Importantly[, however,] mere knowledge of [an alleged constitutional] deprivation does not suffice” to establish personal liability under § 1983.

Section 1983 does not impose liability on officials who merely mishandle a grievance without causing or participating in the underlying misconduct.

Parker, Antonio v. Holmen, Christine · filed 2022-03-03

Defendants’ motion to dismiss the amended complaint will be granted. As he did in his original complaint, plaintiff alleges that Lieser and Zenk violated his constitutional rights by mishandling his grievance related to the medication mix-up. However, “the alleged mishandling of [an inmate’s] grievances by persons who otherwise did not cause or participate in the underlying conduct states no claim.”

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to state what each named defendant did to cause the alleged deprivation of constitutional rights.

(PC) Manago v. Santoro · filed 2022-03-03

If he chooses to file an amended complaint, Plaintiff’s amended complaint should be brief, Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a), but it must state what each named defendant did that led to the deprivation of Plaintiff’s constitutional rights, Iqbal, 556 U.S. at 678–79.

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

(PC) Greer v. C.D.C.R. - Folsom State Prison · filed 2022-03-03

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

Section 1983 requires each defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged constitutional deprivation and an individualized showing of causation.

Rettew v. Cassia County · filed 2022-03-03

“Liability under § 1983 must be based on the personal involvement of the defendant.” Barren v. Harrington, 152 F.3d 1193, 1194 (9th Cir.1998). ... Plaintiffs have failed to show that any of the day-shift officers’ acts or omissions resulted in a constitutional deprivation that led to Rettew’s death. The claims against Defendants Hirsch, Dillion, and Baliola must therefore be dismissed.

A Section 1983 claim against an individual defendant requires allegations connecting that defendant to the challenged policy.

Sharp v. Jeffreys · filed 2022-03-03

He refers to “unconstitutional policies” in IDOC—and by the mailroom staff—but he does not allege that any of the defendants created or implemented these policies. Thus, there are no allegations indicating individual liability.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to link each defendant’s act or omission to the alleged deprivation of federal rights.

(PC) Fernandez v. Gamboa · filed 2022-03-04

In order to state a claim for relief under section 1983, plaintiff must link each named defendant, including Doe Defendants, with some affirmative act or omission that demonstrates a violation of Plaintiff's federal rights.

Section 1983 requires personal involvement in a constitutional deprivation; an officer cannot be liable for failing to intervene without a realistic opportunity to prevent the harm.

Sanchez v. Chapman · filed 2022-03-04

Accordingly, for the reasons described above, the Court concludes that no reasonable jury could find that Defendants Luke, Pagan, Chapman, and Vazquez failed to intervene or otherwise personally participated in Wilkinson’s conduct.

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

Adams v. Greene · filed 2022-03-04

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

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

Martinez v. Peters · filed 2022-03-04

To state a claim under § 1983, a plaintiff must allege that each defendant was personally involved in the deprivation of a constitutional right.

Section 1983 requires a medical director’s personal involvement before the director can be held liable for inadequate medical care.

Wachter v. Jeffries · filed 2022-03-04

A medical director sued under § 1983 cannot be held liable absent personal involvement.

Section 1983 requires a supervisory defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged constitutional violation; responsibility for staff practices and knowledge of similar complaints do not suffice without an act by that defendant.

Pena v. Downstate Correctional Facility Medical Department · filed 2022-03-04

These allegations fall below the required showing, as Plaintiff has not alleged a single act committed by Morton that contributed to or resulted in his alleged constitutional violation.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to show that each defendant was personally involved in the alleged unconstitutional conduct.

Folmar v. State of Ohio Human Resources Department · filed 2022-03-04

Plaintiff cannot establish the liability of any Defendant absent a clear showing that the Defendant was personally involved in the activities which form the basis of the alleged unconstitutional behavior.

Section 1983 liability cannot rest solely on responding to a grievance or participating in the grievance process.

McAllister v. Maier · filed 2022-03-04

Responding to a grievance or otherwise participating in the grievance procedure is insufficient to trigger liability under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

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

(PC) Oliver v. Tingley · filed 2022-03-07

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

Section 1983 requires a defendant to be personally involved in the wrongful conduct to be liable.

Smith III v. Burley · filed 2022-03-07

Liability in a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action is personal in nature; to be liable, a defendant must have been personally involved in the wrongful conduct. ... Nothing in the record evidence shows or suggests that Burley was personally involved in the medical needs claim raised by Plaintiff or that Burley was deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs.

A § 1983 claim may proceed against defendants whose personal involvement in the alleged constitutional violation is sufficiently pleaded.

Smith v. Jones · filed 2022-03-07

Further, the Court finds that Smith’s amended complaint is not futile, because, liberally construed, he provides sufficient allegations that Defendants Jones, Lyon, Adams, Minev, and Doe URP members were personally involved in his dental treatment and lack of pain management in violation of the Eighth Amendment.

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

Ansley v. Wetzel · filed 2022-03-07

Individual liability can be imposed under section 1983 only if the state actor played an “affirmative part” in the alleged misconduct and “cannot be predicated solely on the operation of respondeat superior.”

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

(PC) Gosztyla v. Ly · filed 2022-03-08

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.

A § 1983 complaint must connect its factual allegations to individual defendants; general claims about prison conditions are insufficient.

SMITH v. BERRY · filed 2022-03-08

Such generalities are insufficient to state a claim for relief in a § 1983 action.

Section 1983 liability for an individual defendant requires personal involvement in the alleged deprivation of constitutional rights.

McClary v. Elliott · filed 2022-03-08

With respect to Defendant Lowe, the Magistrate Judge explained that § 1983 liability attaches only when an individual is personally involved in the alleged deprivation of the plaintiff’s constitutional rights. ... The court has nonetheless thoroughly reviewed the record and concurs in the Magistrate Judge’s recommendation, though the court will dismiss the claims against Defendants Falvo and Lowe without prejudice. The Report and Recommendation, ECF No. 21, is incorporated herein by reference.

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

(PC) Witt v. Trinity Feeding · filed 2022-03-09

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 seeking damages under § 1983 must establish that the defendant was personally responsible for the deprivation of a constitutional right.

Sparks v. Logsdon · filed 2022-03-09

To recover damages under § 1983, a plaintiff must establish that a defendant was personally responsible for the deprivation of a constitutional right.

Section 1983 requires allegations that an individual defendant was personally involved in the constitutional violation.

Jackson v. Gautreaux · filed 2022-03-09

As to Sheriff Gautreaux, Plaintiff does not make any allegation that he was personally involved in the events that led to Ezeff's death. As a result, her individual capacity claim against the Sheriff cannot survive.

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

Gomez v. L. Fields · filed 2022-03-10

His pleadings are devoid of facts from which the court could reasonably infer that Davis, McCoy, Whitt, Collins, Shelton, or Whited were personally involved in the alleged delay or denial of medical treatment for his hand fracture and associated pain.

A section 1983 claim against a District official requires evidence that the official’s own actions violated the Constitution.

Waters v. District of Columbia · filed 2022-03-10

To succeed in a section 1983 claim against a District official, plaintiff “must produce evidence ‘that each [person], through [his or her] own individual actions, has violated the Constitution.’” Elkins v. District of Columbia, 690 F.3d 554, 564 (D.C. Cir. 2012), quoting Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 676 (2009).

Section 1983 individual-capacity claims require factual allegations tying each defendant to the alleged unlawful conduct.

Leonard v. The Alabama State Board of Pharmacy · filed 2022-03-10

The Court concludes that the Plaintiffs fail to state a plausible claim for relief against the Board members in their individual capacities. The amended complaint contains no allegations supporting any claim against the individual Board members because it contains no allegations regarding what any individual Board member did or said.

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

(PC) Nelson v. Allison · filed 2022-03-10

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

Section 1983 does not impose liability on successor officials who were not personally involved in the alleged constitutional violation.

STEVENSON v. JACKSON · filed 2022-03-10

Amendment of Plaintiff’s claims against Sheriff Augustino and Acting Warden Stanfield, as the successors to the alleged wrongdoers, would be futile because they were not personally involved in the alleged constitutional violation.

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

(PC)Ellis v. Brown · filed 2022-03-11

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 a connection between each defendant’s actions and the alleged deprivation of a federal right.

(PC) Hill v. Seibel · filed 2022-03-11

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

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff suing a defendant in an individual capacity to allege that defendant’s personal involvement in the constitutional deprivation.

Hodges v. Agulair · filed 2022-03-11

To state a claim against a defendant in their individual capacity under § 1983, the plaintiff must allege that the defendant had personal involvement in the constitutional deprivation.

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

COLEMAN v. WAINMAN · filed 2022-03-11

Here, Mr. Coleman has not named the defendants in the section of the complaint that discusses the assault and therefore has not alleged that they were responsible for any alleged failure to protect him from harm.

A personal-capacity § 1983 claim may proceed when genuine factual disputes remain about the defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged deprivation of federal rights.

Karn v. PTS of America, LLC · filed 2022-03-11

Plaintiff has stated that Defendant Lebron was aware of the constitutional deprivations during the trip. Multiple genuine disputes of material fact remain as to the extent of culpability of Defendant Lebron, many of which cannot be resolved without an assessment of credibility of witnesses.

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

Walker v. Edwards · filed 2022-03-11

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

Section 1983 requires personal involvement to hold an officer liable in an individual-capacity claim.

Dickerson v. Victoria County Sheriff's Office · filed 2022-03-12

Because personal involvement is an essential element of a civil rights cause of action in an individual capacity claim, see Murphy v. Kellar, 950 F.2d 290, 292 (5th Cir. 1992), Bates is entitled to qualified immunity and summary judgment on the claims against him.

Section 1983 requires allegations connecting each defendant’s own conduct to the challenged condition.

Fields v. Schmittinger · filed 2022-03-14

But Plaintiff fails to allege that—or how—each Defendant caused or contributed to the creation or maintenance of that condition.

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

Rivers v. Larson · filed 2022-03-14

Plaintiff does not allege their personal involvement in the harms that befell Plaintiff.

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

(PC) Farha v. Foss · filed 2022-03-14

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 does not impose liability on jail officials merely because they learned of alleged violations through reports and appeals.

(PC)Moya v. Chism · filed 2022-03-14

However, the magistrate judge determined Plaintiff failed to state cognizable claims against Tolbert and Chism, who learned of the alleged civil rights violations through the reporting and appeals process at the jail. ... The Findings and Recommendations issued on February 10, 2022 (Doc. 10) are ADOPTED in full.

Section 1983 requires allegations connecting each defendant’s conduct to the deprivation of a federal right.

(PS) Rogers v. Bonta · filed 2022-03-14

Service will not be ordered on the Governor of California, as the complaint states no facts connecting the Governor with the alleged claims in the complaint. To state a claim for relief under Section 1983, a plaintiff must allege that each defendant (1) acted under color of state law; and (2) caused a plaintiff to be deprived of a right secured by the Constitution or laws of the United States.

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

Edwards v. Wexford Health Sources Inc · filed 2022-03-14

Section 1983 liability is predicated on fault, so to be liable, a defendant must be “personally responsible for the deprivation of a constitutional right.” Sanville v. McCaughtry, 266 F.3d 724, 740 (7th Cir.2001) (quoting Chavez v. Ill. State Police, 251 F.3d 612, 651 (7th Cir.2001)). Plaintiff, however, has not named any individuals that knew of the unsafe conditions, but failed to act.

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

Kravitz v. State of New York · filed 2022-03-14

Here, the undisputed evidence demonstrates that Zupan, Purcell, Baker, St. Victor, McCray, and Andreu were not personally involved in the alleged deprivation of Plaintiff’s free exercise rights.

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

Columna v. Gomez · filed 2022-03-14

As a result, they cannot be held liable under Section 1983 because they lack any personal involvement in the facts and circumstances on which Plaintiff bases his free exercise claim.

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

(PC) Rogers v. Matteson · filed 2022-03-15

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. ... In his amended complaint, plaintiff must allege in specific terms how defendant was involved in the opening of his legal mail outside his presence.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in the challenged conduct.

Williams v. Getachew · filed 2022-03-15

Viewed in the light most favorable to Mr. Williams, no genuine issue of material fact exists as to his 8th Amendment claims against Dr. Getachew. Dr. Getachew was not personally involved in the decisions to deny Mr. Williams a single occupancy cell or medication.

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

Reed v. Massett · filed 2022-03-15

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 Officer Massett was personally involved in the events underlying his claims. Plaintiff’s claims against Officer Massett are therefore dismissed for failure to state a claim on which relief may be granted.

Section 1983 requires facts plausibly connecting a supervisor’s own actions to the alleged constitutional violation; supervisory status and conclusory training allegations are insufficient.

Valde-Cruz v. Russo · filed 2022-03-15

Having failed to allege Russo’s personal involvement or knowledge of the potential danger Plaintiff faced, Plaintiff’s claims could not stand.

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

Maione v. Zucker · filed 2022-03-15

With respect to Plaintiff’s remaining claims against Defendants in their individual capacities, “[i]t is well settled that, in order to establish a defendant’s individual liability in a suit brought under § 1983, a plaintiff must show . . . the defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged constitutional deprivation.” Grullon v. City of New Haven, 720 F.3d 133, 138 (2d Cir. 2013). ... Thus, all claims against Roberts, Silvestri, and Zucker in their individual capacities are dismissed.

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

(PC) Springfield v. Hudson · filed 2022-03-16

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 injury.

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

Henderson v. Bakersfield Police Department · filed 2022-03-16

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

Section 1983 requires allegations connecting a defendant personally to the claimed deprivation of constitutional rights.

Taylor v. Alexis · filed 2022-03-16

There is no suggestion that Commissioner Brann had any direct involvement with, knowledge of, or responsibility for the alleged deprivations of Taylor’s constitutional rights. ... Therefore, the second amended complaint must be dismissed in its entirety as to Commissioner Brann for failure to state a claim.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged deprivation; denying a grievance alone does not establish individual liability.

Dean v. Rhea · filed 2022-03-16

Because Plaintiff fails to state any facts suggesting Rose and Lambert directly participated, encouraged, authorized, or acquiesced in the claimed retaliatory acts, any § 1983 claim against Rose and Lambert in their individual capacities must fail.

Section 1983 requires facts connecting the defendant to the alleged deprivation of federal rights.

Kaufmann v. Hill · filed 2022-03-17

To state a cause of action under § 1983, a plaintiff must allege facts indicating that he has been deprived of rights guaranteed by the Constitution or laws of the United States and that this deprivation resulted from conduct committed by a person acting under color of state law. ... Despite being given the opportunity to amend his complaint, Kaufmann fails to allege any fact against Hill and, thus, the court cannot determine that Hill was involved at all in the alleged violation of Kaufmann’s rights.

A § 1983 complaint must allege facts showing the defendant’s involvement in the claimed deprivation of federal rights.

Kaufmann v. Coleman · filed 2022-03-17

Despite being given the opportunity to amend his complaint, Kaufmann fails to allege any fact against Capt. Coleman and, thus, the court cannot determine whether Capt. Coleman was involved at all in the alleged violation of Kaufmann’s rights. Accordingly, the court will dismiss this action without prejudice for failure to state a claim.

Section 1983 requires a defendant to have personally caused or participated in a constitutional violation; allegations identifying each defendant’s relevant actions can satisfy that requirement at the pleading stage.

Beyer v. Village of Niles · filed 2022-03-17

To be held liable under § 1983, a defendant must have personally caused or participated in a constitutional violation. ... Here, in contrast, plaintiff’s complaint identifies relevant actions taken by each individual defendant.

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

WILLIAMS v. REAGLE · filed 2022-03-17

Mr. Williams' Eighth Amendment claims are dismissed as to the other defendants. "Individual liability under § 1983 … requires personal involvement in the alleged constitutional deprivation." Colbert v. City of Chicago, 851 F.3d 649, 657 (7th Cir. 2017) (internal quotation omitted). Mr. Williams does not include facts from which one could infer that the other defendants participated in violating his Eighth Amendment rights.

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

LANHAM v. HOBBS · filed 2022-03-17

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

A § 1983 complaint must allege specific conduct by each defendant; naming an official without facts showing personal involvement does not state a claim.

Boles 156632 v. Sims · filed 2022-03-17

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. ... Plaintiff fails to allege facts showing that Defendant Severn had any involvement with the denial of his requests for replacement clothing.

Section 1983 requires allegations of each individual defendant’s personal involvement; group allegations that do not identify their conduct are insufficient.

Wilson v. Faulkner · filed 2022-03-17

Thus, the SAC fails to allege any personal involvement by the John or Jane Doe 1-10 defendants in any state action which could have violated Plaintiff’s Constitutional rights, or caused any injury sufficient to demonstrate any cognizable claim pursuant to § 1983.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in the challenged action; a retaliation claim cannot proceed against an official who was not involved in the alleged retaliatory transfer.

Zamichieli v. Ficks · filed 2022-03-17

Likewise, Plaintiff’s own allegations fail to establish that Defendant Ficks was in any way involved in the Security Officer’s October 25, 2016 decision to place Plaintiff on Administrative Custody status pending an administrative separation transfer.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to allege a defendant’s personal involvement in the acts claimed to violate the plaintiff’s rights.

MCCULLOUGH v. RANSOM · filed 2022-03-17

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 violates his rights. ... Plaintiff, therefore, has failed to allege the requisite personal involvement to state a plausible claim for relief against Defendant Dominicis.

Section 1983 requires allegations that each defendant was personally involved in the alleged wrongdoing.

CARTER v. SERGEANT DOUGLAS POLITO · filed 2022-03-17

In any event, the amended complaint does not contain any specific allegations that any of the other nine ... deféndants had any personal involvement in the alleged wrongdoing, and therefore fails to correct the deficiencies identified in Judge Pesto’s prior order dismissing those defendants.

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

Dean v. Illinois Department of Corrections · filed 2022-03-18

An individual cannot be held liable in a § 1983 action “unless he caused or participated in an alleged constitutional deprivation.” ... In the absence of specific allegations that Jeffreys was personally involved in the alleged deprivations, Plaintiff’s due process claims against Jeffreys must be dismissed.

Section 1983 requires allegations of a defendant’s personal actions that violated the plaintiff’s rights to state a claim against that defendant.

Scott v. IDOC · filed 2022-03-18

Plaintiff named Defendants Lawrance, Curry, Lt. John Doe, Nurse Jane Doe, Lt. Bump, Sgt. K and John Does 2-5 in his complaint, but these defendants will be dismissed because Plaintiff has not identified sufficient personal actions taken by these individuals that violated his rights.

Section 1983 does not impose liability for an unlawful arrest based solely on reporting an alleged crime or being a public employee; the person must be involved in the violation.

Clapp v. Tobin · filed 2022-03-18

Clapp fails to provide sufficient facts to allow a jury to find that Fanning worked in concert with other Defendants to bring about an unlawful arrest.

Section 1983 requires active unconstitutional conduct; an official’s mere failure to address a prisoner’s misconduct appeal does not establish liability.

Springfield v. Trott · filed 2022-03-18

However, “liability under § 1983 must be based on active unconstitutional behavior and cannot be based upon ‘a mere failure to act.’” Shehee v. Luttrell, 199 F.3d 295, 300 (6th Cir. 1999) (citation omitted).

Section 1983 requires each defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged constitutional deprivation; a defendant cannot be held liable solely for another official’s actions.

Evans v. Myrick · filed 2022-03-18

Here, Plaintiff offers no evidence that indicates Defendant Decoria had any personal involvement in the alleged constitutional deprivations Plaintiff suffered. See Iqbal, 556 U.S. at 676 (“Because vicarious liability is inapplicable to Bivens and § 1983 suits, a plaintiff must plead that each Government-official defendant, through the official’s own individual actions, has violated the Constitution.”). As such, Defendants’ motion is granted as to Plaintiff’s claims against Defendant Decoria.

A Section 1983 employment discrimination claim against an individual requires allegations that the defendant’s own actions caused the constitutional harm.

Stollings v. Texas Tech University · filed 2022-03-18

The only remaining puzzle piece is individual causation as to Hocutt. ... While there are many more allegations, Stollings has sufficiently pled that Hocutt’s actions have caused her constitutional harm.

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

(PC) Kayik v. Saucedo · filed 2022-03-21

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 facts connecting the defendant’s acts or omissions to an alleged deprivation of federal rights.

Poole v. Tucker · filed 2022-03-21

Moreover, in § 1983 suits, the Eleventh Circuit “requires proof of an affirmative causal connection between the official’s acts or omissions and the alleged constitutional deprivation.” ... Further, Plaintiff has failed to identify with any specificity the alleged misconduct of Defendant.

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

Smith v. Monti · filed 2022-03-21

Because claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 must be based on a defendant’s personal involvement in a constitutional violation, each individual defendant plaintiff wishes to sue must be able to understand what he or she is alleged to have done to violate plaintiff’s rights.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to identify a constitutional right and describe each defendant’s personal actions that violated it.

Lippert v. Kohn · filed 2022-03-21

To bring a successful claim under § 1983, the claim must be associated with an identified constitutional right, and it must describe personal actions taken by the defendants that violated said right.

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

Holloway v. Suffolk County Correctional Facility Medical · filed 2022-03-21

A complaint based upon a violation under Section 1983 that does not allege the personal involvement of a defendant fails as a matter of law and should be dismissed.

Section 1983 imposes individual liability only when a defendant was personally involved in the events that harmed the plaintiff.

Henderson, Titus v. Jess, Cathy · filed 2022-03-22

Individual defendants can be liable for a constitutional claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 like Henderson’s Fourteenth Amendment claims here only if they were personally involved in the events that harmed the plaintiff.

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) Maestas v. RCCC Medical Staff · filed 2022-03-22

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 specific allegations connecting a defendant to the claimed violation; merely naming a defendant is insufficient.

Fletcher v. Achtley · filed 2022-03-22

To state a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, a plaintiff must allege two essential elements: (1) that a right secured by the Constitution or laws of the United States was violated, and (2) that the alleged violation was committed by a person acting under the color of state law. ... All other defendants and claims are DISMISSED. Fletcher names Matthew Atchley, L. Gamboa, and Governor Newsom as defendants, but alleges no specific claims or facts against them.

Section 1983 holds a government official liable for a constitutional violation only for the official’s own misconduct.

Adams v. Gentry · filed 2022-03-22

“For constitutional violations under § 1983 or Bivens, a government official ‘is only liable for his or her own misconduct.’” Locke v. Haessig, 788 F.3d 662, 669 (7th Cir. 2015) (quoting Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 566 U.S. 662, 677 (2009)). The body of Plaintiff’s complaint contains no allegations about these individuals or entities, so Plaintiff has failed to state a claim concerning these parties.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement; presence at the scene and a conclusory allegation of guilt by association do not establish liability.

Green v. Strickland · filed 2022-03-22

That is, there is no actual allegation of personal involvement that is more than a conclusory “guilt by association” type allegation. The claims against Defendant Asher are dismissed.

Section 1983 requires a defendant to be personally involved in the alleged deprivation of rights; officers who seized property are not responsible for later forfeiture decisions they did not make.

Aery v. Unknown Beltrami County Deputies · filed 2022-03-22

Just as the officer or officers who seized the cash from his vehicle were not alleged to have been involved in any forfeiture proceedings that might give rise to a due-process violation, they cannot be said to have any responsibility for assessing the proportionality issue.

Section 1983 requires evidence that a defendant was personally responsible for the alleged deprivation.

Friar v. Gruenwald · filed 2022-03-22

Plaintiff presents no evidence suggesting that NP Gruenwald is responsible for these conditions or that she refused a request to address them.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged wrong; supervisory status or review of grievances alone does not establish liability.

Miller v. Machoga · filed 2022-03-22

Furthermore, federal civil rights claims brought under §1983 cannot be premised on a theory of respondeat superior.

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

Tierno v. Harry · filed 2022-03-22

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 violates his rights.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff suing an individual to allege facts showing that defendant’s personal participation in the constitutional deprivation.

McElvy v. Southwestern Correctional LLC · filed 2022-03-22

To state a claim against an individual under section 1983, a plaintiff must allege facts showing how each individual defendant participated in the alleged deprivation of a person’s constitutional rights.

Section 1983 liability requires personal participation in the alleged deprivation of rights.

Merrick v. Ryan · filed 2022-03-23

The district court properly granted summary judgment for defendants Kidwell and Shinn because Merrick failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether Kidwell was sufficiently involved in the decision to deny Merrick’s request to change his religious preference, or whether Merrick suffered a constitutional injury by virtue of any prison policy.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to link each named defendant to an affirmative act or omission that violates federal rights.

Hernandez v. Washburn · filed 2022-03-23

In other words, to state a claim for relief under § 1983, Plaintiff must link each named defendant with some affirmative act or omission that demonstrates a violation of his federal rights.

Section 1983 imposes individual liability only when the defendant caused the alleged deprivation.

Berry v. Lape · filed 2022-03-23

Individual liability under § 1983 can only be based upon a finding that the defendant caused the deprivation alleged.

Section 1983 requires personal involvement in the alleged violation; supervising the search teams and planning the challenged entry can satisfy that requirement.

Hodo v. City Of Chicago · filed 2022-03-23

Defendants also assert that summary judgment is warranted because none of the individual officer Defendants were personally involved in the purported no-knock entry, as liability under § 1983 requires. ... But the parties agree that Karczewski was a member of the second floor search team and supervised both search teams—a job that included making the entry plans. ... This is enough to satisfy the personal involvement element.

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

Chavez v. Finney · filed 2022-03-23

As an initial matter, the Court dismisses all claims against Tortorice because the record contains no evidence of Tortorice’s personal involvement.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to plead that each individual defendant’s own actions caused the alleged constitutional injury.

Richardson v. West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation · filed 2022-03-24

When alleging a constitutional violation pursuant to section 1983, the plaintiff must plead that each defendant, through his or her own actions, caused the alleged constitutional injury.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to link each defendant’s own conduct to a deprivation of rights; awareness alone is insufficient.

(PC) Chinsami v. Lozano · filed 2022-03-24

To state a claim against Lozano, plaintiff must describe just what Lozano did and why Lozano’s actions violated his constitutional rights.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to link each defendant’s act or omission to the alleged deprivation of federal rights.

(PC)Fletcher v. Clendenin · filed 2022-03-24

Plaintiff lumps all defendants into all of the allegations. In order to state a claim for relief under section 1983, Plaintiff must link each named defendant with some affirmative act or omission that demonstrates a violation of Plaintiff's federal rights.

Section 1983 requires a claim against an individual defendant to rest on that defendant’s own conduct.

Pfannenstiel v. Kansas, State of · filed 2022-03-24

But a § 1983 claim must be based on conduct of the named defendant.

Section 1983 requires evidence of a defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged wrong.

SIMS v. PENN HILLS POLICE DEPARTMENT · filed 2022-03-24

Because ... “a plaintiff must demonstrate a defendant’s ‘personal involvement in the alleged wrongs’” ... and because Mr. Sims has not pointed to any evidence demonstrating the personal involvement of the BNI Defendants or Officers Druskin or Klobucher, those Defendants are entitled to summary judgment on Count II.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in a constitutional violation; an individual cannot be held liable merely for another person’s acts.

Head v. S.C. Department of Corrections · filed 2022-03-24

Rather, § 1983 liability attaches only in the event of an individual’s personal actions, where those actions amount to a constitutional violation.

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

Person v. John / Jane Doe Head Nurse · filed 2022-03-25

Because liability under § 1983 is premised on the plaintiff showing that the defendants “acted personally” to deprive him of his rights, Nurse Whited and Dr. Fox’s lack of involvement in the decision to give (or not give) Plaintiff a flu shot is fatal to his claims against them.

Section 1983 imposes liability on an official only when the official personally participated in the deprivation of the plaintiff’s rights.

Allen v. Coleman · filed 2022-03-25

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

Section 1983 requires facts connecting a defendant personally to the alleged constitutional deprivation.

Harris v. Tritt · filed 2022-03-25

In particular, the Court explained in the screening order that §1983 requires the defendant to have personal liability in the alleged constitutional deprivation. Dkt. No. 11 at 11. Harris has not alleged any facts that attach personal liability to the Warden, and, therefore, has not alleged sufficient facts for the Warden to remain a defendant in this case.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff to establish each defendant’s personal responsibility for the deprivation of a constitutional right.

Gogins v. Jeffreys · filed 2022-03-25

To state a valid § 1983 claim, a plaintiff must establish that a defendant was personally responsible for the deprivation of a constitutional right.

Section 1983 requires allegations of specific conduct by each defendant; naming officers without alleging what they did fails to state a claim.

Kowitz 970366 v. Lemaire · filed 2022-03-25

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 constitutional deprivation for an award of damages.

Quintin v. County Of Nassau · filed 2022-03-25

The competent evidence before the Court does not leave any indication that Defendant Hill had any personal involvement of the “alleged constitutional deprivations” Plaintiffs complain of, which “is a prerequisite to an award of damages under § 1983.”

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

Delorenzo v. Sullivan County Jail Administration · filed 2022-03-25

As the Complaint contains no factual allegations involving these individuals, Plaintiff’s Section 1983 claim is dismissed as to these defendants.

A Section 1983 claim against an individual medical provider requires allegations linking that provider to the challenged delay in care.

Plunkett v. Armor Correctional Health Services, Inc. · filed 2022-03-25

The fact that Mr. Plunkett did not see Dr. McElroy for forty-one hours following the second sick call request—contrary to her notation within the system—does not warrant the plausible inference that Nurse Phillips was responsible for the delay. In other words, Plaintiff has not plausibly alleged that Nurse Phillips had any supervisory authority or control over the speed at which Dr. McElroy responded to notations within the system.

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

Shuhaiber v. Dart · filed 2022-03-27

In order to hold an individual defendant liable under § 1983 for a constitutional violation, the plaintiff must adequately allege that the defendant was personally responsible.

Section 1983 does not make prison officials liable for an alleged constitutional violation solely because they responded to a grievance about it.

Cain v. Kiser · filed 2022-03-28

Rather Plaintiff’s allegations refer solely to Trapp and Bevins’s actions taken in response to Plaintiff filing a grievance form. Even if Plaintiff had alleged a violation of the Eighth Amendment, the allegations as they pertain to Trapp and Bevins are insufficient to hold them liable for that violation.

Under § 1983, a prison official who reviews a grievance about an ongoing rights violation can be personally involved in that violation.

Hoglan v. Robinson · filed 2022-03-28

When a grievance alleges an ongoing violation of an inmate’s rights, however, a prison official who reviews the grievance can be deemed to have been personally involved in the alleged deprivation.

Section 1983 does not make an officer liable for other officers’ conduct during a search when he neither caused nor participated in it.

Lindell v. Cushing · filed 2022-03-28

However, there is no indication that Sergeant Nelson participated in the strip search. He is not liable for Officer Cushing’s or Captain Vanderwerff’s conduct during the search.

Section 1983 liability requires a defendant’s personal involvement in the wrongful conduct.

Lucas v. Wilmington Police Department · filed 2022-03-28

Liability in a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action is personal in nature. Hence, to be liable, a defendant must have been personally involved in the wrongful conduct.

Section 1983 requires allegations connecting a defendant to the deprivation of a federal right.

Mai v. Hubbs · filed 2022-03-28

When bringing a § 1983 claim, a plaintiff must allege that some person has deprived him of a federal right, and that the person who caused the deprivation acted under color of state law. ... In addition, she names several defendants who are located at Baylor Correctional Institution, yet there are no allegations directed towards those defendants.

Section 1983 does not make prison officials liable for a delay in medical care when they neither caused the delay nor prevented the responsible staff from resolving it.

Taylor v. Carter · filed 2022-03-28

Mr. Taylor doesn’t allege, and offers no plausible basis to infer, that the IDOC and ISP officials he sues caused the delay in receiving his glasses, or that they stood in the way of a responsible staff member resolving these issues. ... This doesn’t state a claim on which relief can be granted under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

Section 1983 claims against individual officials must allege specific conduct by each defendant; naming an official without alleging any conduct is insufficient.

Mahan v. Austin · filed 2022-03-28

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 showing each individual defendant’s personal involvement; undifferentiated group allegations are insufficient to state an individual capacity claim.

Ausler v. Hopgood · filed 2022-03-28

In any event, this type of pleading, in which plaintiff refers to several defendants as an undifferentiated group, is not sufficient to state an individual capacity claim.

Section 1983 imposes individual liability only when a state actor played an affirmative part in the alleged misconduct.

Brown v. Barroner · filed 2022-03-28

Under §1983, individual liability may be imposed only if the state actor played an “affirmative part” in the alleged misconduct.

A § 1983 complaint does not state a claim against a defendant who is named only in the caption and is the subject of no factual allegations.

Jones v. Spartanburg County Jail · filed 2022-03-28

The amended complaint’s allegations remain insufficient to bring a claim under § 1983. There are no factual allegations as to Sheriff Wright, as his name appears only in the case caption.

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

(PC) Spence v. Johnson · filed 2022-03-29

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

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

(PC) Shavers v. Taber · filed 2022-03-29

Plaintiff’s complaint does not state a claim against nurse Bassett or A.D.A. Warden because he alleges no facts concerning either.

Section 1983 requires allegations linking each defendant’s conduct to the claimed deprivation; a claim fails when the complaint alleges no specific conduct by that defendant.

Raquinio v. Brown · filed 2022-03-29

In fact, Plaintiff fails to make any specific allegations—at all—against Defendant Robert Brown in the Amended Complaint; therefore, any § 1983 claim against Brown in the Amended Complaint necessarily fails.

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

Gray v. City Of Chicago · filed 2022-03-29

The Individual Defendants conclude their motion for summary judgment by arguing that many of them cannot be subject to § 1983 liability because they were not personally involved in the alleged constitutional violations. ... Thus, summary judgment based on lack of personal involvement is granted as to Cegielski but denied as to the remaining Individual Defendants.

Section 1983 requires personal participation in a constitutional violation to hold an individual defendant liable.

Ramos v. CCDC · filed 2022-03-29

Further, a defendant is liable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 “only upon a showing of personal participation by the defendant.” ... In addition, the Court finds that the record contains no evidence that Lombardo or Lusch personally participated in denying Plaintiff medical care.

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

Yifru v. Tietz · filed 2022-03-29

Moreover, the allegations are insufficient to allege that Defendants, who are city and state officials, were personally involved in playing any role in the termination of Plaintiff’s employment in Ethiopia in 2003, when he came to the United States.

Section 1983 requires personal involvement for individual liability; a sheriff’s ministerial act of signing medical service contracts does not suffice.

Harrison v. Scott · filed 2022-03-29

The ministerial act of signing these contracts does not rise to the level of personal involvement required to sustain an individual-capacity medical indifference claim against Sheriff Scott.

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

Soler v. Betti · filed 2022-03-29

Having reviewed the complaint under the screening provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 1915, the Court will dismiss the complaint based on Soler’s failure to allege the defendants’ personal involvement. A defendant cannot be liable for a violation of a plaintiff’s civil rights unless the defendant was personally involved in the violation.

Individual liability under § 1983 requires personal involvement in the alleged misconduct; reviewing a grievance or referring a misconduct charge for a hearing is insufficient.

Tierno v. Shaup · filed 2022-03-29

Under §1983, individual liability may be imposed only if the state actor played an “affirmative part” in the alleged misconduct.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in the alleged misconduct; supervisory status or handling inmate grievances alone does not establish individual liability.

Harvin v. Mahally · filed 2022-03-29

Nor can Harvin impose liability on any of the Defendants based upon their roles in reviewing and responding to inmate requests and grievances.

Section 1983 requires an individual defendant’s own actions to violate the plaintiff’s rights; limited involvement in an investigation does not create personal liability for violations committed by others.

Arizona Yage Assembly v. Garland · filed 2022-03-30

Even assuming that some of Plaintiffs’ rights were violated, Paddy is not personally liable under § 1983 for his limited involvement in the investigation against Villanueva because he did not violate them himself.

Section 1983 does not impose liability for merely reviewing and forwarding a prisoner’s grievance without causing or participating in the alleged violation.

(PC) Foster v. Tulare County Sheriff's Department · filed 2022-03-30

Actions in reviewing a prisoner’s administrative appeal generally cannot serve as the basis for liability in a section 1983 action.

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

(PC) Rouser v. Allison · filed 2022-03-30

As plaintiff already knows from the court’s previous screening order, there can be no lability under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 unless there is some affirmative link or connection between a defendant’s actions and the claimed deprivation.

Section 1983 requires personal involvement by each individual defendant; directing an inmate to use prison sick call procedures does not establish that involvement.

Gardner v. Hochul · filed 2022-03-30

As Plaintiff’s amendment fails to allege Koenigsmann’ s personal involvement—and fails totally to explain Cuomo’s personal involvement—in any constitutional violation, the claims against Koenigsmann and Cuomo in their individual capacities are dismissed.

Section 1983 requires a plaintiff suing an official individually to allege that official’s personal involvement in the constitutional violation.

Paulk v. Kearns · filed 2022-03-30

In sum, Paulk has not plausibly alleged that Kearns was personally involved in denying Paulk’s firearms license and any related constitutional violation. Accordingly, he fails to state a viable claim against Kearns in his individual capacity.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement; liability cannot rest on respondeat superior.

Ray v. McDonald · filed 2022-03-30

Personal liability under §1983 cannot be based upon the theory of respondeat superior; rather, it must be shown through the defendant’s personal involvement.

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

Gentry v. Collier · filed 2022-03-31

Plaintiff was advised that he must affirmatively link the conduct of each named Defendant with the specific injury he suffered. ... Construing Plaintiff’s factual allegations liberally and accepting them as true, the Court finds Plaintiff has failed to allege sufficient facts against Defendant Lout to state any claims against her.

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

Raynor v. Erfe · filed 2022-03-31

Thus, Raynor has failed to establish personal involvement by Dr. Ruiz and Medical Supervisor DeStefano in the alleged deliberate indifference to his medical needs and they are entitled to summary judgment on that claim.

Section 1983 requires evidence that a defendant was personally involved in the alleged deprivation of rights.

Podkulski v. Director · filed 2022-03-31

Because Podkulski has not adduced any evidence of Godinez’s personal involvement in the events of October 22, 2014, he cannot sustain a § 1983 claim against him.

Section 1983 permits an individual-capacity claim against an official when the allegations plausibly show his personal involvement in the asserted rights violation.

Brown v. Prince Georges County Department of Corrections · filed 2022-03-31

Those allegations, coupled with a citation to the PGDOC Inmate Handbook’s definition of Chaplain Romero’s role, allows this court to make a reasonable inference that Chaplain Romero could be liable for the misconduct alleged.

Section 1983 requires an official’s personal involvement in the deprivation of rights; signing the dismissal of a grievance appeal alone did not establish liability for the underlying decision.

Pevia v. Moyer · filed 2022-03-31

The doctrine of respondeat superior does not apply to § 1983 claims, and therefore an official will be found liable only if the plaintiff shows the official “acted personally in the deprivation of the plaintiff[’s] rights.” ... Although Hill signed the dismissal of Pevia’s ARP appeal, there is no evidence that Hill was personally involved in the initial decision to deny him access to a sweat lodge. Consequently, Pevia has not established a basis for liability as to Hill.

Section 1983 requires a defendant’s personal involvement in the unconstitutional conduct; an officer who does not participate may be liable for failing to intervene only if the officer had reason to know of the excessive force and a reasonable opportunity to prevent it.

Frazier v. Reyes · filed 2022-03-31

To be liable under § 1983, a “defendant must be ‘personally involved’ in the unconstitutional action.” ... Put simply, Officers Bush and Roux were not personally involved in the strikes to Plaintiff’s head and no evidence shows that they knew Officer Reyes would strike Plaintiff’s head or that they had a reasonable opportunity to intervene.