In this invaluable three-volume set, you'll get an analysis of every aspect of the statute from the plaintiffs' and defendants' side of the courtroom - from direction on potential to considerations about choice of forum. This reference also gives you citations to state and district court decisions and circuit-by-circuit breakdowns of leading decisions. Plus, you'll explore constitutional rights enforceable under Section 1983, every facet of municipal liability and qualified immunity, bifurcating claims against officers and municipalities, and more. Martin A. Schwartz, an expert of Section 1983 actions, goes a step further and provides positions on open issues.
Table of Contents
Section 1983: Statute’s History, Function, Elements Of Claim, Jurisdiction, And Choice Of Forum
Section 1983 Plaintiffs
Constitutional Rights Enforceable Under Section 1983
Rights Protected: Federal Statutory Rights
Section 1983 Defendants: Color Of State Law And State Action
Culpability And Responsibility: Causation, Rule Against Respondeat Superior Liability, And Individual-Capacity And Official-Capacity Liability
Municipal And Supervisory Liability
State Liability: The Eleventh Amendment
Individual Liability: Absolute Immunities
Individual Liability: Qualified Immunity
Exhaustion Of State Remedies
Res Judicata And Collateral Estoppel
Law Applied In Section 1983 Actions: Statute Of Limitations
Law Applied In Section 1983 Actions: Survivorship, Wrongful Death, And Successor Officials
Abstention Doctrines
Mootness Of Claim And Action
Section 1983 Remedies: Monetary And Equitable Relief
Table of Cases
Table of United States Code
Index
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