Section 1983 litigation / Kris Markarian.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Schwartz, Martin A. (Author)
Other Authors:	Markarian, Kris (Editor)
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC : Federal Judicial Center, 2014.
Edition:	Third edition.
Subjects:	State action (Civil rights) > United States. Actions and defenses > United States. Actions and defenses. State action (Civil rights) United States.
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo54237 http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo54237

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.