What is the test for a civil action under Section 1983 of the Federal Civil Rights Act?
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The following excerpt is from Sutherland v. Fernando, 1:09-cv-02152-LJO-GSA-PC (E.D. Cal. 2011):
42 U.S.C. 1983. "Section 1983... creates a cause of action for violations of the federal Constitution and laws." Sweaney v. Ada County, Idaho, 119 F.3d 1385, 1391 (9th Cir. 1997) (internal quotations omitted). "To the extent that the violation of a state law amounts to the deprivation of a state-created interest that reaches beyond that guaranteed by the federal Constitution, Section 1983 offers no redress." Id.
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