Is involvement of a government official in civil rights violations sufficient?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Anderson v. Tate, No. 2: 12-cv-0261 MCE KJN P (E.D. Cal. 2012):

involvement of official personnel in civil rights violations are not sufficient. See Ivey v. Board of Regents, 673 F.2d 266, 268 (9th Cir. 1982) (complaint devoid of specific factual allegations of personal participation is insufficient).

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