The following excerpt is from Neel v. Cnty. of San Diego, Case No.: 18-CV-1764 W (MSB) (S.D. Cal. 2019):
" '[I]f a constitutional claim is covered by a specific constitutional provision, such as the Fourth or Eighth Amendment, the claim must be analyzed under the standard appropriate to that specific provision, not under the rubric of substantive due process.' " Cty. of Sacramento v. Lewis, 523 U.S. 833, 843 (1998) (quoting United States v. Lanier, 520 U.S. 259, 272 n.7 (1997)).
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