Febus-Rodriguez v. Betancourt-Lebron

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• finding that there is no section 1983 liability on the basis of respondent superior, and liability, therefore, rests on an individual’s own acts or omissions
• explaining that it is “simply too tenuous” to draw an inference that “because Officer Rodriguez had not been sanctioned with respect to [his past] five [disciplinary] incidents, he believed he could get away with anything, including assaulting Febus”
• treating as \[a]n important factor . . . <br>whether [the supervisor] was put on notice of behavior which was <br>likely to result in the violation of . . . constitutional rights\
• \there must be an 'affirmative link' between the supervisory official's acts or omissions and his subordinate's violation of the plaintiff's constitutional rights\
• disallowance of qualified immunity claim is “final” appealable order under Cohen “collateral order” doctrine
• no liability where supervisor was not provided with requisite notice of behavior which was likely to result in constitutional violation

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