context: The district court properly granted summary judgment on qualified immunity grounds on the deliberate indifference claim because Patrick failed to raise a triable issue as to whether defendant, a correctional officer, informed other in mates that Patrick was a snitch or sent an inmate to attack Patrick.
citation_a.signal: see also
citation_a.parenthetical: a conclusory affidavit unsupported by facts is insufficient to raise a triable issue
citation_a.sentence: See Farmer v. Brennan, 511 U.S. 825, 834-37, 114 S.Ct. 1970, 128 L.Ed.2d 811 (1994) (discussing deliberate indifference standard); Rodriguez v. Maricopa County Cmty. College Dist., 605 F.3d 703, 711 (9th Cir.2010) (a defendant is entitled to qualified immunity if there is no constitutional violation); see also Nilsson v. City of Mesa, 503 F.3d 947, 952 n. 2 (9th Cir.2007) (a conclusory affidavit unsupported by facts is insufficient to raise a triable issue).
citation_b.signal: see
citation_b.identifier: 605 F.3d 703, 711
citation_b.parenthetical: a defendant is entitled to qualified immunity if there is no constitutional violation
citation_b.sentence: See Farmer v. Brennan, 511 U.S. 825, 834-37, 114 S.Ct. 1970, 128 L.Ed.2d 811 (1994) (discussing deliberate indifference standard); Rodriguez v. Maricopa County Cmty. College Dist., 605 F.3d 703, 711 (9th Cir.2010) (a defendant is entitled to qualified immunity if there is no constitutional violation); see also Nilsson v. City of Mesa, 503 F.3d 947, 952 n. 2 (9th Cir.2007) (a conclusory affidavit unsupported by facts is insufficient to raise a triable issue).