The following excerpt is from Nettles v. Grounds, 830 F.3d 922 (9th Cir. 2016):
The majority's opinion also threatens the scope of habeas for federal prisoners. Such prisoners do not have recourse under 1983. That statute applies only to violations undertaken under color of state law. 42 U.S.C. 1983 ; see , e.g. , Ibrahim v. Dep't of Homeland Sec. , 538 F.3d 1250, 1257 (9th Cir. 2008).
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