Filed April 12, 2010
As a matter of law, Neely was responsible for decisions made by the Office of Legal Affairs and for ensuring the lawful actions of her subordinates. Gonzalez v. Reno, 325 F.3d 1228, 1234 (11th Cir. 2003) (citing Braddy v. Florida Dep’t of Labor & Employment Sec., 133 F.3d 797, 802 (11th Cir. 1998)). The assertion that Newsome and Griswold oversaw Barnes’ appeal lacks merit b cause, where an appeal is supervised by a person involved in the underlying decision, even if not directly handled by that person, due process is denied.14 193:24-197:10 (hereinafter “Zaccari Dep.”)
Filed February 28, 2012
Gonzalez v. Reno, 325 F.3d 1228, 1234 (11 th Cir. 19 2003), citing Braddy v. Florida Dep’t of Labor & Employment Sec., 133 F.3d 797, 802 (11 th Cir. 1998). A causal connection can be established by, inter alia, “facts which support an inference that the supervisor directed the subordinates to act unlawfully or knew that the subordinates would act unlawfully and failed to stop them from doing so.”