The following excerpt is from Vincent v. City of Cal. City, Case No.: 1:18-cv-0549 - JLT (E.D. Cal. 2019):
Municipalities or other governmental bodies may be sued as a "person" under Section 1983 for the deprivation of federal rights. Monell v. Dep't of Soc. Servs., 436 U.S. 658, 690 (1978). However, a
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