What is the test for bringing a claim under section 1983 of the Federal Civil Rights Act?
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The following excerpt is from Sanchez v. Covello, Case No.: 3:19-cv-1428-JLS-BGS (S.D. Cal. 2019):
Plaintiff brings his claims under 42 U.S.C. 1983. "Section 1983 creates a private right of action against individuals who, acting under color of state law, violate federal constitutional or statutory rights." Devereaux v. Abbey, 263 F.3d 1070, 1074 (9th Cir. 2001). Section 1983 "is not itself a source of substantive rights, but merely provides a
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