Can a plaintiff bring a claim under section 1983 of the Federal Civil Rights Act?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Zabala v. City of Ceres, No. 1:15-cv-00904-GEB-SAB (E.D. Cal. 2015):

"42 U.S.C. 1983 creates a cause of action against a person who . . . deprives another of rights guaranteed under the Constitution. Section 1983 does not create any substantive rights; rather it is the vehicle whereby plaintiffs can challenge actions by governmental officials. To [plausibly allege a claim] under section 1983, the plaintiff must demonstrate that . . . the action resulted in the deprivation of a constitutional right or federal statutory right . . . ." Henderson v. City of Simi Valley, 305 F.3d 1052, 1056 (9th Cir. 2002).

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