Can an individual bring an action for deprivation of constitutional rights pursuant to Section 1983?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Palmer v. Vasquez, Case No.: 1:13-cv-01400 - AWI - JLT (E.D. Cal. 2014):
Section 1983, while not an independent a source of substantive rights, "provides a method for vindicating federal rights elsewhere conferred." Albright v. Oliver, 510 U.S. 266, 271 (1994) (citation omitted). Thus, an individual may bring an action for the deprivation of constitutional rights pursuant to Section 1983, which states in relevant part:
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