Notably, "liability cannot be based solely on defendants' general responsibility to oversee prison operations," because "section 1983 does not allow for supervisory liability absent personal involvement or actual knowledge." Wilson v. Toney, 294 F. App'x 252, 253 (8th Cir. 2008) (citations omitted); see also Martin v. Sargent, 780 F.3d 1334, 1338 (8th Cir. 1985) (dismissing claims for failure to allege personal involvement in or direct responsibility for alleged conduct). Defendants are therefore entitled to judgment on the pleadings with regard to Count 13.
A defendant must be personally involved in the events resulting in a constitutional violation in order to be liable under 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983. See Wilson v. Toney, 294 Fed. Appx. 252, *1 (8th Cir. 2008) (unpub. per curiam) ("section 1983 does not allow for supervisory liability absent personal involvement or actual knowledge").
Boyd v. Knox, 47 F.3d 966, 968 (8th Cir. 1995) (when supervisory liability under section 1983 attaches). See also Wilson v. Toney, 294 Fed. Appx. 252, 253 (8th Cir. 2008) (unpublished). Neither plaintiff's complaint or his exceptions make allegations of personal involvement or actual knowledge by the named defendants in the alleged denial of medical care to plaintiff or plaintiff's suffering physical abuse.