United States Ninth Circuit

In a section 1983 action for damages resulting from a violent attack plaintiff allegedly suffered while he was an inmate in the Los Angeles County Jail, the district court's dismissal of plaintiff's supervisory liability claim for deliberate indifference against defendant-sheriff in his individual capacity under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim, is reversed and remanded for further proceedings where plaintiff has adequately stated a claim.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/11/2011
• Published 02/11/2011

Judges

• W. FLETCHER

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

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