Section 1983 litigation [electronic resource] / Martin A. Schwartz ; legal editor: Kris Markarian.
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| Other title: | HeinOnline Congress and the courts. HeinOnline civil rights and social justice. |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[Washington, District of Columbia] :
Federal Judicial Center,
2014.
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| Edition: | Third edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction to [section] 1983 litigation
- Constitutional claims against federal officials: The Bivens Doctrine
- Section 1983: Elements of claim, functional role, pleading, and jurisdiction
- Section 1983 plaintiffs
- Constitutional rights enforceable under [section] 1983
- Enforcement of federal statutes under [section] 1983
- Color of state law and state action
- Section 1983 defendants
- Causation
- Capacity of claim: Individual versus official capacity
- Municipal liability
- Liability of supervisors
- Relationship between individual and municipal liability
- State liability: The Eleventh Amendment
- Personal-capacity claims: Absolute immunities
- Personal liability: Qualified immunity
- Exhaustion of state remedies: Preiser-Heck Doctrine, notice of claim, and ripeness
- Preclusion defenses
- Statute of limitations
- Survivorship and wrongful death
- Abstention doctrines
- Monetary relief
- Attorneys' fees.