What are the elements of a civil rights claim?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Blamey v. Allen, No. CIV S-10-3470 GEB EFB P (E.D. Cal. 2011):
To state a claim under 42 U.S.C. 1983, a plaintiff must allege two essential elements: (1) that a right secured by the Constitution or laws of the United States was violated, and (2) that the alleged violation was committed by a person acting under the color of state law. West v. Atkins, 487 U.S. 42, 48 (1988). An individual defendant is not liable on a civil rights claim
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