Opinion ID: 3158134
Heading Depth: 4
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Case Manager Lueck

Text: Finally, Mr. Duncan alleges that case manager Lueck denied his grievance and refused to let him complete the grievance process, knowing that the polluted water was being forced on inmates. But the “denial of a grievance, by itself without any connection to the violation of constitutional rights alleged by plaintiff, does not establish personal participation under § 1983.” Gallagher, 587 F.3d at 1069. Simply knowing about the contamination is not enough. See Stewart v. Beach, 701 F.3d 1322, 1328 (10th Cir. 2012) (evidence that warden denied grievance appeal knowing of the alleged violation was insufficient to show personal participation in the violation). Mr. Duncan fails to state a plausible claim against case manager Lueck.