Opinion ID: 3158134
Heading Depth: 4
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Executive Director Raemisch

Text: Mr. Duncan alleges that Director Raemisch “knows about and has or was the one that ordered the polluted water to be shipped to [SCF].” R. at 10. But he alleges no facts suggesting that the shipped water was contaminated, or that Director Raemisch knew it was, so the allegation need not be credited as true. See Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 686 (2009) (“[T]he Federal Rules do not require courts to credit a complaint’s conclusory statements without reference to its factual context.”). And even though Director Raemisch knew of the contaminated water supplied by Sterling, the attachments to Mr. Duncan’s complaint refute any allegation that he was deliberately indifferent to the problem. Director Raemisch was appointed executive director in June 2013,3 and although the Raemisch memo is undated, the online article of August 23, 2013, states that water was already being transferred from Cañon City. Director Raemisch’s prompt action demonstrates an intent to abate the risk. See Callahan v. Poppell, 471 F.3d 1155, 1159 (10th Cir. 2006) (“To prevail on the subjective component, the prisoner must show that the defendants knew he faced a substantial risk of harm and disregarded that risk, by failing to take reasonable measures to abate it.” (internal quotation marks omitted)). 3 We take judicial notice that Director Raemisch was appointed on June 14, 2013. See https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/governor/cabinet (last visited November 2, 2015). 10