Opinion ID: 797053
Heading Depth: 5
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Sergeant Sherbo

Text: 62 Sherbo, for his part, took DePietro's oath for Russo's arrest warrant application, assigned and supervised DePietro's investigation, and made the determination that it was unnecessary to view the tape personally. Sherbo may not be held liable simply because one or more of his subordinates committed a constitutional tort. [He] may be found liable[, however, for any] deliberate indifference to the rights of others by his failure to act on information indicating unconstitutional acts were occurring or for his gross negligence in failing to supervise his subordinates who commit such wrongful acts, provided that the plaintiff can show an affirmative causal link between the supervisor's inaction and [his] injury. Poe v. Leonard, 282 F.3d 123, 140 (2d Cir.2002). But no evidence was proffered that Sherbo was on notice of Russo's tattoo-based claim of innocence. As a result, no deliberate indifference by Sherbo to Russo's rights has been shown. Similarly, Sherbo's conclusion that the robbery victim's positive identification precluded the need for watching the videotape—standing alone—is in no sense arbitrary, let alone shockingly so. See County of Sacramento, 523 U.S. at 846, 118 S.Ct. 1708. 63 Summary judgment with respect to Sergeant Sherbo is therefore affirmed. 64