Section 1983 litigation / Martin A. Schwartz, Touro Law Center ; legal editor, Kris Markarian.
2014
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Section 1983 litigation / Martin A. Schwartz, Touro Law Center ; legal editor, Kris Markarian.
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Edition
Third edition.
Imprint
[Washington, D.C.] : Federal Judicial Center, 2014.
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[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Government Printing Office.
Description
1 online resource (xi, 389 pages)
Formatted Contents Note
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.
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.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references.
Source of Description
Title from title screen (viewed on Dec. 31, 2014).
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WWW
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Print version: Schwartz, Martin A. Section 1983 litigation. Third edition. Washington, DC : Federal Judicial Center, 2014
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BNA Premier package.
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English
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