What is the test for a plaintiff to bring a claim against a defendant who was acting under the color of state law?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Telles v. City Of Waterford, CASE NO. 1:10-cv-00982-AWI-SKO (E.D. Cal. 2010):

claim a plaintiff must allege facts indicating that (1) the conduct complained of was committed by a person acting under the color of state law, and (2) the conduct deprived him or her of a constitutional right. Long v. Cnty. of L.A., 442 F.3d 1178, 1185 (9th Cir. 2006).

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