James Williams v. Harold J. Smith, Superintendent, and W. Morgan, C.O., Attica Correctional Facility

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• holding that personal involvement was a question of fact for the jury
• stating that the “personal involvement of defendants in alleged constitutional deprivations is a prerequisite” to damages liability
• stating that the “personal involvement of defendants in alleged constitutional deprivations is a prerequisite to an award of damages under §1983”
• rejecting prisoner's \but for\ argument as to guard who prepared misbehavior report but was not involved in Tier III hearing
• rejecting prisoner's \but for\ argument as to guard who prepared misbehavior report but was not involved in Tier III hearing
• “Accordingly, personal involvement of defendants in alleged constitutional deprivations is a prerequisite to an award of damages under [Section 1983].” (internal quotation marks omitted)

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