Is a party who is not acting under color of state law, or is it a "state action" when they are involved in the management or control of a company that is not governed by the government?
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The following excerpt is from Lopez v. Missirlian, CASE NO. 1:12-cv-01972-LJO-SKO (E.D. Cal. 2013):
with governmental policies," and when the "government is entwined in [their] management or control." Id. at 296 (citations omitted). Generally, private parties are not acting under color of state law, and their conduct does not constitute state action. See Price v. Hawaii, 939 F.2d 702, 707-08 (9th Cir. 1991).
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