On what grounds will a plaintiff be able to make a constitutional claim against the federal government on the basis of statutory basis?
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The following excerpt is from Ramirez-Salgado v. Lewis, No. 2:18-cv-0185 AC P (E.D. Cal. 2018):
superseded by statute on other grounds as stated in Lopez v. Smith, 203 F.3d 1122, 1130 (9th Cir. 2000); Neitzke, 490 U.S. at 327. The critical inquiry is whether a constitutional claim, however inartfully pleaded, has an arguable legal and factual basis. Id.
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