Can a prison official be liable under federal law for failing to intervene when a fellow officer is violating a prisoner's constitutional rights?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Vickers v. Thompson, Case No.: 1:15-cv-00129-SAB (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2018):
A prison official may be liable under 42 U.S.C. 1983 if he is aware that a fellow officer is violating a prisoner's constitutional rights but fails to intervene. Cunningham v. Gates, 229
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