Heriberto Rodriguez v. County of Los Angeles, 891 F.3d 776 (2018)

Citation: Heriberto Rodriguez v. County of Los Angeles, 891 F.3d 776 (2018)
Parent Document: Heriberto Rodriguez v. County of Los Angeles, 891 F.3d 776 (2018)
Jurisdiction: United States (federal)
Effective Date: 2018-05-30
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4502306/heriberto-rodriguez-v-county-of... ↗

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A supervisory official is liable under § 1983 so long as
“there exists either (1) his or her personal involvement in the
constitutional deprivation, or (2) a sufficient causal
connection between the supervisor’s wrongful conduct and
the constitutional violation.” Keates v. Koile, 883 F.3d 1228,
1242–43 (9th Cir. 2018) (quoting Starr v. Baca, 652 F.3d
1202, 1207 (9th Cir. 2011)). “The requisite causal connection
can be established . . . by setting in motion a series of acts by
others or by knowingly refus[ing] to terminate a series of acts
by others, which [the supervisor] knew or reasonably should
have known would cause others to inflict a constitutional
injury.” Starr, 652 F.3d at 1207–08 (internal quotation marks
and citations omitted) (alterations in original). Thus, a
supervisor may “be liable in his individual capacity for his
own culpable action or inaction in the training, supervision,
or control of his subordinates; for his acquiescence in the
constitutional deprivation; or for conduct that showed a
reckless or callous indifference to the rights of others.”
Keates, 883 F.3d at 1243 (quoting Starr, 652 F.3d at 1208).

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