The following excerpt is from Davis v. Folsom Cordova Unified Sch. Dist., No. 2:15-cv-1714-GEB-KJN PS (E.D. Cal. 2015):
42 U.S.C. 1983. "To state a claim under 1983, a plaintiff must allege the violation of a right secured by the Constitution and laws of the United States, and must show that the alleged deprivation was committed by a person acting under color of state law." West v. Atkins, 487 U.S. 42, 48 (1988).
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