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Section 1983 litigation in a nutshell / Michael G. Collins, Joseph M. Hartfield Professor of Law, University of Virginia.
Collins, Michael G., author.
2016
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Author
Collins, Michael G., author.
Title
Section 1983 litigation in a nutshell / Michael G. Collins, Joseph M. Hartfield Professor of Law, University of Virginia.
Published
St. Paul, MN : West Academic Publishing, [2016]
Copyright
©2016
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Edition
Fifth edition.
ISBN
1634604326 (electronic bk.)
9781634604321 (electronic bk.)
9781634592307 (pbk.)
1634592301 (pbk.)
Description
1 online resource (xxxvii, 464 pages)
System Control No.
ocn930992961
(WestAcademic_OCoLC)930992961
Summary
"Coverage includes the statute's modern revival in Monroe v. Pape, municipal liability, individual officer and sovereign immunity, excessive force litigation, choice of law, state and federal court jurisdiction, remedies, and attorney's fees. There are also chapters on federal officer liability and the relationship between habeas corpus and section 1983. A helpful tool for practitioners, students, judges, and their clerks, or anyone wishing to get up to speed on this complex, ever-changing topic." -- Publisher.
Note
Includes index.
Source of Description
Online resource (West Academic, viewed March 20, 2020).
Series
Nutshell series.
Other Editions
Revision of: Collins, Michael G. Section 1983 litigation in a nutshell. Fourth edition. St. Paul, MN : West, a Thomson Reuters business, [2011] 9781628105933 (OCoLC)856521462
Revised as: Collins, Michael G. Section 1983 litigation in a nutshell. Sixth edition. Eagan, MN : West Academic Publishing, [2024] 9798887867427 (OCoLC)1407278253
Available in Other Form
Print version: Collins, Michael G. Section 1983 litigation in a nutshell. Fifth edition. St. Paul, MN : West Academic Publishing, [2016] 9781634592307 (OCoLC)930665063
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Monroe and the modern [section] 1983 action
Parratt and the scope of due process
Excessive force, private violence, and [section] 1983
Enforcing rights under federal "laws" through [section] 1983
Municipal liability
State sovereign immunity
Personal immunities
Damages and [section] 1983
Injunctions and declaratory relief
Attorney's fees
Choice of law and [section] 1983
Section 1983 in the state courts
Preclusion and [section] 1983
Abstention and related doctrines
Habeas corpus and prisoner litigation
Bivens and federal officer liability
Jurisdiction and procedure.

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