Can an individual bring a civil rights action under Section 1983 of the Civil Rights Act?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Williams v. Cal. Highway Patrol Officer Anderson, CASE NO. 1:18-cv-00183-AWI-SKO (E.D. Cal. 2018):

Section 1983 "is a method for vindicating federal rights elsewhere conferred." Albright v. Oliver, 510 U.S. 266, 271 (plurality) (1994). Thus, an individual may bring an action for the deprivation of civil rights pursuant to Section 1983, which states in relevant part:

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