My question involves civil rights in the State of: California (Federal Civil Court)
I was wondering how to name the retired Sheriff who was over seeing the department during the time of a wrongful arrest. I have had a suit going on for approx. 2 years and just found out the Sheriffs changed hands about a month after I was wrongfully arrested. He would be named in the Negligence in hiring and training aspect of the lawsuit pending. This is for an amended complaint I received leave to amend from the judge presiding over the case.
I have written him in as "formely operating out of" the address of the Sheriff's department. My assumption is that he would be covered under the city's lawyer who is defending the case currently and the city's liability because he was employed by them, but I do have that I am suing him in his "municipal and individual capacity." I have had some lawyer help on this but not full time and I do not have access to one cheaply. I just do not want to run into the problem of incorrectly serving someone named in the complaint and have my case thrown out. Any help?

