Can a defendant be held liable for violating a plaintiff's constitutional rights by acting under color of state law?
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The following excerpt is from Rawson v. Recovery Innovations, Inc., 975 F.3d 742 (9th Cir. 2020):
Pursuant to 1983, a defendant may be liable for violating a plaintiff's constitutional rights only if the defendant committed the alleged deprivation while acting under color of state law. See Jensen v. Lane Cty. , 222 F.3d 570, 574 (9th Cir. 2000). Similarly, a violation of the plaintiff's constitutional rights cognizable under the Fourteenth Amendment can occur only by way of state action. Id. Thus, the color of law and state action inquiries are the same. Id.
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