Is a private party acting under color of state law?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Carlos Gilbert Law v. Miller, CASE NO. 1:11-cv-01339-LJO-SKO (E.D. Cal. 2011):
v. United States, 781 F.2d 1334, 1338 (9th Cir. 1986). Generally, private parties are not acting under color of state law, and their conduct does not constitute state action. See Price v. Hawaii, 939 F.2d 702, 707-08 (9th Cir. 1991).
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