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· 4/4/1988

William Leer Robert Larry Emerhiser v. Al Murphy Darrell Gardner Arvin Arave

Citations

  • 844 F.2d 628
  • 1988 U.S. App. LEXIS 4099
  • 1988 WL 27652

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  • finding that 21 the focus for § 1983 claims must be on the “individual defendant,” and his individual 22 “duties [and] discretion”
  • alleging that the inmate was threatening Plaintiff “for the charges that [he had 10 been] . . . accused of.”
  • explaining 24 that a lawsuit against state prison officials in their official capacities was a lawsuit 25 against the state
  • “[s]weeping 15 conclusory allegations will not suffice to prevent summary judgment.”
  • to state a cognizable claim, a plaintiff must set forth specific factual allegations 27 demonstrating how each defendant violated his rights
  • plaintiffs must “set forth specific facts” as to 10 each individual defendant’s wrongdoing to hold each liable under § 1983

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Judges: Wallace, Poole, O'Scannlain

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