What is the current state of the law concerning the involvement of official personnel in civil rights violations?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Burnett v. Mental Health Staff, No. 2:17-cv-1855 DB P (E.D. Cal. 2018):

concerning the involvement of official personnel in civil rights violations are not sufficient. See Ivey v. Board of Regents, 673 F.2d 266, 268 (9th Cir. 1982).

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