What is the test for a civil action under Section 1983 of the Civil Code of Civil Procedure?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Lindsey v. City of Fontana, E058047 (Cal. App. 2014):
The parties agree defendants were acting under color of law. The issue is whether defendants' conduct deprived plaintiffs of their rights, privileges, or immunities under the Constitution or federal law: "Section 1983 allows individuals to sue state actors for violating their federal constitutional or statutory rights. (Parratt v. Taylor (1981) 451 U.S. 527, 535, 68 L .Ed. 2d 420, 428, 101 S. Ct. 1908, overruled in part on other grounds
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