The following excerpt is from Fearence v. Schulteis, 1:08-cv-00615-LJO-GSA-PC (E.D. Cal. 2013):
42 U.S.C. 1983. "Section 1983 . . . creates a cause of action for violations of the federal Constitution and laws." Sweaney v. Ada County, Idaho, 119 F.3d 1385, 1391 (9th Cir. 1997) (internal quotations omitted).
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