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Section 1983 litigation in a nutshell /

Title
Section 1983 litigation in a nutshell / by Michael G. Collins.
Author
Collins, Michael G.
Publication
St. Paul, MN : Thomson/West, c2011.

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Description
lix, 437 p.; 19 cm.
Series Statement
West nutshell series
Uniform Title
Nutshell series.
Alternative Title
Section 1983 litigation
Subject
State action (Civil rights) > United States
Note
  • Includes index.
Bibliography (note)
  • Introduction -- Monroe and the modern 1983 action -- Parratt and the scope of due process -- Excessive force, private violence, and 1983 -- Enforcing rights under federal "laws" through 1983 -- Municipal liability -- State sovereign immunity -- Personal immunities -- Damages and 1983 -- Injunctions and declaratory relief -- Attorney's fees -- Choice of law and 1983 -- Section 1983 in the state courts -- Preclusion and 1983 -- Abstention and related doctrines -- Habeas Corpus and prisoner litigation -- Bivens and federal officer liability -- Jurisdiction and procedure.
Contents
Monroe and the modern [sec.] 1983 action -- Parratt and the scope of due process -- Excessive force, private violence, and [sec.] 1983 -- Enforcing rights under federal "laws" through [sec.] 1983 -- Municipal liability -- State sovereign immunity -- Personal immunities -- Damages and [sec.] 1983 -- Injunctions and declaratory relief -- Attorney's fees -- Choice of law and [sec.] 1983 -- Section 1983 in the state courts -- Preclusion and [sec.] 1983 -- Abstention and related doctrines -- Habeas corpus and prisoner litigation -- Bivens and federal officer liability -- Jurisdiction and procedure.
ISBN
  • 9780314920201 (pbk.)
  • 031492020X (pbk.)
LCCN
2011289230
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library