Introduction to [section] 1983 litigation
Elements of claim, functional role, pleading, and jurisdiction
Section 1983 plaintiffs
Constitutional rights enforceable under [section] 1983
Enforcement of federal statutes under [section] 1983
Section 1983 defendants
Color of state law and state action
Causation
Capacity of claim: Individual versus official capacity
Municipal liability
Supervisory liability
Relationship between individual and municipal liability
State liability: The Eleventh Amendment
Personal capacity claims: Absolute immunities
Personal liability: Qualified immunity
Exhaustion of state remedies
Preclusion defenses
Statute of limitations
Survivorship and wrongful death
Abstention doctrines
Monetary relief
Attorneys' fees.