· 3/17/2022
in the Interest of J.A. Child v. Department of Family and Protective Services
How courts have described this case
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- describing deliberate indifference within the context of a § 1983 claim as within the spectrum of gross negligence
- describing deliberate indifference within the context of a § 1983 claim as within the spectrum of gross negligence
- \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\
- although inquiry into whether there is qualified immunity is “separate and distinct” from assessment of merits of plaintiff’s case, they sometimes “overlap”
- “(S)tatements made by the parties regarding what a . . . board may have done . . . are purely speculative . . .”
- comprehensive review of the doctrine
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