Eleventh Circuit· 4/11/2003

Cottone v. Jenne

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326 F.3d 1352

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holding that “supervisory officials are not liable under § 1983 for the unconstitutional acts of their subordinates on the basis of respondeat superior or vicarious liability”
holding that a supervisory official is liable only if he “personally participate[d] in the alleged unconstitutional conduct or [if] there is a causal connection between [his] actions ... and the alleged constitutional deprivation.”
holding that supervisory liability under § 1983 occurs only when “the supervisor personally participates in the alleged unconstitutional conduct or when there is a causal connection between the actions of a supervising official and the alleged constitutional deprivation”
noting that supervisory liability may occur when the supervisor “personally participates in the alleged unconstitutional conduct”
considering a Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss based on qualified immunity and thus accepting the complaint's allegations as true
finding an inmate had an objective risk of harm when the co-inmate who harmed him “had a history of violent outbursts and mental instability”

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