Susan Carnaby v. City of Houston

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• holding that under Section 1983, “a government official can be held liable only for his own misconduct”
• holding that the Court “need not rely on the plaintiffs description of the facts where the record discredits that description but should instead consider the facts in the light depicted by the videotape”
• stating that “conclusional allegations and unsubstantiated assertions may not be relied on as evidence by the nonmoving party” in a summary judgment motion
• noting that the acts of subordinates do not trigger individual § 1983 liability for supervisory officials
• holding the acts of subordinates do not trigger individual § 1983 liability for supervisory officials
• explaining that a plaintiff’s subjective beliefs, conclusory allegations, speculation, or unsubstantiated assertions are insufficient to survive summary judgment

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