Opinion ID: 69786
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Liability of the Remaining Appellees

Text: The record shows that the district court properly found that none of the detectives or the jailers violated Tamez's constitutional rights. This finding by the court also means that summary judgment was properly granted as to both Chief Castillo and Supervisor Gerald Manthey (Supervisor Manthey). The Tamez Family argues on appeal that Chief Castillo and Supervisor Manthey are liable under the theory of supervisor liability, but supervisor liability requires an underlying constitutional violation before such liability can be imposed. [6] See Becerra v. Asher, 105 F.3d 1042, 1048 (5th Cir.1997) ([W]ithout an underlying constitutional violation, there can be no § 1983 liability imposed on the school district or the individual supervisors.). Because no reasonable jury could find that either the detectives or the jailers violated Tamez's constitutional rights, there can be no supervisor liability imposed on Chief Castillo or Supervisor Manthey, so the district court properly granted them summary judgment. [7]