What is the test for a claim against a supervisor for deliberate indifference?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Witkin v. Solis, CASE No. 1:12-cv-01256-MJS (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2012):

sufficient to demonstrate the involvementand the liabilityof that supervisor." Starr v. Baca, 652 F.2d 1202, 1206-07 (9th Cir.2011). "[A] plaintiff may state a claim against a supervisor for deliberate indifference based upon the supervisor's knowledge of and acquiescence in unconstitutional conduct by his or her subordinates." Id.

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