Does a supervisor who is informed of an alleged violation of the Eighth Amendment have to be held liable if he or she fails to remedy it?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Manago v. Williams, No. 2:07-cv-2290 LKK KJN P (E.D. Cal. 2013):
In addition, as earlier noted, a supervisor who is informed of an alleged Eighth Amendment violation, e.g. pursuant to reviewing an inmate's administrative grievance, may be
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liable if he or she failed to remedy it. Jett v. Penner, supra, 439 F.3d at 1097-98.
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