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Section 1983 litigation in a nutshell / by Michael G. Collins.

Title
Section 1983 litigation in a nutshell / by Michael G. Collins.
Author
Collins, Michael G.
Publication
St. Paul, Minn. : West Pub. Co., 2001.

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Description
lv, 400 p.; 19 cm.
Series Statement
West nutshell series
Uniform Title
Nutshell series
Subject
State action (Civil rights) > United States
Note
  • Includes index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. Monroe and the modern section 1983 action -- 3. Parratt and the scope of due process -- 4. Excessive force, private violence and section 1983 -- 5. Enforcing federal "laws" under section 1983 -- 6. Municipal liability -- 7. State sovereign immunity -- 8. Personal immunities -- 9. Damages and section 1983 -- 10. Injunctions and declaratory relief -- 11. Attorney's fees -- 12. Choice of law and section 1983 -- 13. Section 1983 in the state courts -- 14. Preclusion and section 1983 -- 15. Abstention and related doctrines -- 16. Habeas corpus and prisoner litigation -- 17. Bivens and Federal officer liability -- 18. Jurisdiction and procedure.
ISBN
0314257098
OCLC
  • 48217424
  • SCSB-10331673
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library