Can a prison officer who does not himself use force violate the Eighth Amendment if he has a reasonable opportunity to intervene in other officials' excessive force?
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The following excerpt is from Owens v. Defazio, No. 2: 16-cv-2750 JAM KJN P (E.D. Cal. 2017):
A prison official who does not himself use force may violate the Eighth Amendment if he has a reasonable opportunity to intervene in other officials' use of excessive force but does not do so. See Robins v. Meecham, 60 F.3d 1436, 1442 (9th Cir. 1995).
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