What is the test for a claim for supervisory liability under Section 1983 of the Civil Rights Act?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Headspeth v. Page, Case No. 1:13-cv-00860-DLB (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2014):
(9th Cir. 1978). To state a claim for relief under 1983 for supervisory liability, plaintiff must allege some facts indicating that the defendant either: personally participated in the alleged deprivation of constitutional rights or knew of the violations and failed to act to prevent them. Taylor v. List, 880 F.2d 1040, 1045 (9th Cir. 1989).
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