The following excerpt is from Trammell v. Gore, Case No.: 3:18-cv-01168-GPC-KSC (S.D. Cal. 2018):
Section 1983 is a "vehicle by which plaintiffs can bring federal constitutional and statutory challenges to actions by state and local officials." Anderson v. Warner, 451 F.3d 1063, 1067 (9th Cir. 2006). To state a claim under 42 U.S.C. 1983, a plaintiff must
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