Does a plaintiff have vicarious liability in a civil action brought against a government official?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Hill v. San Diego Sheriff's Dep't Med. Servs. Div., Case No.: 15cv275 LAB (NLS) (S.D. Cal. 2015):
cause him injury. See Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 677-678 (2009). "Because vicarious liability is inapplicable to . . . 1983 suits, a plaintiff must plead that each Government-official defendant, through the official's own actions, has violated the Constitution." Id. at 676.
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