Opinion ID: 69353
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Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Congemi

Text: Similar to the claims against Caraway, it is alleged that then-Police Chief Congemi acted in his supervisory role to violate Floyd’s constitutional rights. In particular, Floyd states that Congemi personally directed the efforts to have false and misleading affidavits filed against him and that the issuance of those affidavits, in turn, led to an unlawful search of his home and an unlawful arrest. He also maintains that Congemi attempted to persuade the district attorney to prosecute him, even though Congemi knew that he was authorized to handle the supplies found at his home. We have already explained that Section 1983 liability for a supervisor may be based either on personal involvement in the constitutional deprivation or “a sufficient causal connection between the supervisor’s wrongful conduct and the constitutional violation.” Thompkins, 828 F.2d at 304. The district court held that “none of the ‘facts’ alleged as to Congemi amount to a violation of a clearly established constitutional right.” 15 No. 08-30637 We agree. Floyd has failed to provide sufficient factual detail concerning Congemi’s alleged attempts at personally directing his subordinate officers to file misleading affidavits. Other than a general background of why Congemi would have animosity towards Floyd, no facts are alleged that reveal any specifics of how Congemi personally told other officers to conspire against Floyd. Moreover, Floyd’s sweeping statement that Congemi attempted to persuade the district attorney to prosecute him, even though Congemi knew that Floyd was authorized to handle the supplies, does not shed further light on the subject. The claims against Congemi lack the detail needed to render them plausible. See Iqbal, 129 S. Ct. at 1949. Accordingly, they were appropriately dismissed.