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Task: Duties of Supervisor

Shaw v. Stroud, 13 F.3d 791 (4 Cir. 1994).
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Supervisor may be liable for acts of subordinate even where
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supervisor has no direct involvement if the supervisor has failed to

document and take corrective action for prior similar acts of

misconduct.

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Elements of Supervisory Liability:

• Supervisor had actual or constructive knowledge that subordinate

was engaged in conduct that posed a pervasive and unreasonable

risk of constitutional injury.
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• Supervisor’s response or lack of response showed deliberate
indifference or tacit authorization of the officer’s conduct.

• Causal Link between supervisor’s inaction and the injury that
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occurred.

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