What is the test for a claim under section 1983 of the Federal Rights Act?
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The following excerpt is from Olvera v. Cnty. of Sacramento, NO. CIV. 2:10-550 WBS CKD (E.D. Cal. 2013):
42 U.S.C. 1983. While 1983 is not itself a source of substantive rights, it provides a cause of action against any person who, under color of state law, deprives an individual of
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federal constitutional rights or limited federal statutory rights. Id.; Graham v. Connor, 490 U.S. 386, 393-94 (1989).
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