United States Second Circuit

In order for a supervisor to be liable under 42 U.S.C. section 1983, both the law allegedly violated by the subordinate and the supervisory liability doctrine under which the plaintiff wishes to hold the supervisor liable must be clearly established.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/05/2001
• Decided 02/15/2002
• Published 02/19/2002

Judges

• STRAUB, Circuit Judge., Before: CABRANES, STRAUB, and SACK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Terrence M. O'Neill, Assistant Attorney General, Hartford, CT, on behalf of Richard Blumenthal, Attorney General for the State of Connecticut;  Lynn D. Wittenbrink and Gregory T. D'Auria, Assistant Attorneys General, on the brief, for Defendant-Appellant., Kathryn Emmett, Emmett & Glander, Stamford, CT;  Christine Caulfield, on the brief, for Plaintiff-Appellee.