Eighth Circuit· 3/28/2014

Randall Jackson v. Jay Nixon

Citations

747 F.3d 537
2014 WL 1258016
2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 5721

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holding that complaint alleged sufficient personal involvement as to the Missouri Department of Corrections director based on his statutory responsibility to implement and enforce the policies at issue
recognizing that official can be personally liable for creating or applying unconstitutional policy
explaining that personal liability under § 1983 can be established by showing that the defendant was “directly involved in making, implementing or enforcing a policy decision that ‘created unconstitutional conditions.’”
explaining that personal liability under § 1983 can be established by showing that the defendant was “directly involved in making, implementing or enforcing a policy decision that ‘created unconstitutional conditions.’”
stating that a supervisor could be sued in his or individual capacity based on the supervisor’s personal involvement in “creating, applying, or interpreting a policy that gives rise to unconstitutional conditions”
explaining that when evaluating whether a self-represented plaintiff has asserted sufficient facts to state a claim, a pro se complaint, however inartfully pleaded, is held to less stringent standards than formal pleadings drafted by lawyers

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Judges: Wollman, Smith, Kelly

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