Finley v. James (In re Finley)

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• observing that a plaintiff cannot rely on a general policy of understaffing but must show that 11 defendant deliberately intended to understaff a facility to establish deliberate indifference
• stating in relevant part, that deliberate indifference claim requires showing that “the official’s conduct amounted to more than gross negligence.”
• affirming summary judgment in favor of contractor where plaintiff “d[id] not attempt to show that . . . purported policies or customs caused any constitutional violation”
• “Liability under [Section] 1983 cannot be based on the theory of vicarious liability.” (citation omitted)
• “Liability under § 1983 cannot be based on the theory of vicarious liability.” (citation omitted)
• “[A] claim for failure to intervene requires an act of excessive force by the perpetrating officer in the first instance[.]”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).