Can an individual bring a civil rights action pursuant to Section 1983 of the Federal Civil Rights Act?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Peterson v. Bakersfield Police Dept, Case No.: 1:14-cv-01114 - --- - JLT (E.D. Cal. 2014):
Plaintiff seeks to state a claim pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1983 ("Section 1983"), which "is a method for vindicating federal rights elsewhere conferred." Albright v. Oliver, 510 U.S. 266, 271 (1994). An individual may bring a civil rights action pursuant to Section 1983, which provides:
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