The following excerpt is from Vincent v. City of Cal. City, Case No.: 1:18-cv-0549 - JLT (E.D. Cal. 2019):
Plaintiff seeks to state a claim for a violation of his First Amendment rights pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1983 ("Section 1983"), which "is a method for vindicating federal rights elsewhere conferred." Albright v. Oliver, 510 U.S. 266, 271 (1994). In relevant part, Section 1983 provides:
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