Wilbert v. City of Chicago

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• finding that pending motions addressed to the original complaint are generally regarded as moot upon the filing of an amended complaint
• “Neither a state nor one of its agencies . . . is a ‘person’ under § 1983.” (quoting Spencer v. Doe, 139 F.3d 107, 111 (2d Cir. 1998))
• “Just as [being sent a complaint letter to which a defendant did not respond] does not establish [a defendant’s] personal involvement, such a letter also cannot establish his deliberate indifference.”
• “The district courts of this circuit appear to be in unanimous agreement that a supervisory official having received (and ignored) a letter from an inmate alleging unconstitutional conduct does not, without more, give rise to personal involvement on the part of that official.”

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