The following excerpt is from Williams v. Alameda County Sheriff Dept., 990 F.2d 1266 (9th Cir. 1993):
To state a cause of action under 1983, a plaintiff must demonstrate that defendants, acting under color of state law, deprived him of a right guaranteed under the Constitution or a federal statute. 42 U.S.C. 1983; Karim-Panahi v. Los Angeles Police Dep't, 839 F.2d 621, 624 (9th Cir.1988).
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