What is the test for an excessive force claim under Section 1983 of the Civil Rights Act?
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The following excerpt is from Patterson v. Kern Cnty. Sheriff's Office, CASE NO. 1:12-CV-0132-MJS (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2012):
The analysis of an excessive force claim brought pursuant to 1983 begins with "identifying the specific constitutional right allegedly infringed by the challenged application
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of force." Graham v. Connor, 490 U.S. 386, 394 (1989).
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