The following excerpt is from Moore v. Unknown, CASE NO. 1:11-cv-01918-LJO-MJS (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2012):
Defendants, but in order to state a cognizable claim, Plaintiff must plead facts linking each individual Defendant to the violations alleged. A Defendant may be held liable in a supervisory capacity only if he "participated in or directed the violations, or knew of the violations and failed to act to prevent them." Taylor v. List, 880 F.2d 1040, 1045 (9th Cir. 1989).
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