Can a supervisor be held liable for the unlawful conduct of his or her subordinate in a civil case?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Fetter v. Placer Cnty. Sheriff, No. 2:12-cv-2235-GEB-EFB (E.D. Cal. 2015):

constitutional deprivation or a sufficient causal connection exists between the supervisor's unlawful conduct and the constitutional violation." Jackson v. City of Bremerton, 263 F.3d 646, 653 (9th Cir. 2001). Specifically, "[a] supervisor can be liable in his individual capacity for his own culpable action or inaction in the training, supervision, or control of his subordinates; for his acquiescence in the constitutional deprivation; or for conduct that showed a reckless or callous indifference to the rights of others." Watkins v. City of Oakland, 145 F.3d 1087, 1093 (9th Cir. 1998).

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