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1983 Flashcards

1
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Who applies?

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42 USC 1983    All public ERs.     
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#s LEAD Aging for all of us.
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1981, 1983, 1985
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Who does it not apply to?

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42 USC 1983
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1983 Officially sets you free.
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No private persons, Officials acting under color.
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What’s UNIQUE about 1983?

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42 USC 1983

(a) It’s the door opener for all const. claims.
(b) Allow suit against officials only - ‘color of law’ (no private indivs).

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S/L

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4 yrs.

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Can you sue individs?

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42 USC 1983
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1983 Officially sets you free.
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Yes, officials acting under color of law.  (not private persons).
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What’s 3 UNIQUE things about 1983?

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42 USC 1983

  1. Only Officials acting under color of law.
  2. Official’s act (its custom/policy) = cz.
  3. No respondent superior (can’t sue b/c LG employed a discriminator.)

~confirmed.

    • No Resp Sup. Why? b/c sue only for custom or policy (focus on the entity).
    • Only sue individs in their official capacity.
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4 elements to establish prima facie case.

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1983 = 4 x C = Const, Color, Custom, Cz
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1. Deprived rt secured by Const or Fed Law.
2. Under color of law.
3. In furtherance of a custom or policy.
4. LG official’s act must be cz of the harm.

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To be actionable, how many acts in furtherance of custom or policy are required?

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A single instance is sufficient if done by indiv w/ policy making pwr.

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State 2 defenses.

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Absolute + Qualified Immunity.

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What is absolute immunity?

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42 USC 1983

  1. BCC acting in legis. But not decisions affecting individs, ex. employ
  2. Judicial + prosecutor acting in capacity immune for damages but not injunct.
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What is qualified immunity?

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Immune if:
1. Performing discretionary function &
2. No reas person wd have known action unlawful, i.e., not so blatant a reas competent official wd have known.

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How is qual imm more than a defense?

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It’s a right to be free of suit Ʃ immediately appealable.

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How PL can get dismissed?

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Must exhaust State remedies.

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How do you exhaust your State remedies?

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If you have a claim under a State law, file there. Fed court wants only Federal constitution claims.

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Bottom line use of 1983.

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42 USC 1983

  1. Against Officials & LGs for custom or policy.
  2. As door opener for 1981 + other const. claim.
  3. LEO failure to train via custom/policy.
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16
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What damages are available?

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  1. Punis vs. Officials (not LGs).
  2. ## JEFF’s Lost Benes (jury, equit, front/back, fees, lost benes)Just like 1981.
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17
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How determine LEO force excessive?

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Consider severity of the crime, threat, resistance, flight,
the relationship between the need and amount of force used, and the extent of the injury inflicted.

18
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What amendment is often seen in LEO claims?

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4th amendment.

19
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When is LEO denied qualified immunity?

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Gratuitous & excessive force against a passive, controlled, obedient suspect.

20
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What is acknowledged about any arrest?

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Inherently involves some degree of physical coercion or threat.
De minimis force = qualified immunity.

21
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What is the purpose of 1983?

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It’s true service is to allow an individ to sue a govt for a deprivation of constitutionally protected rts.

22
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What are the 2 elements of 1983?

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42 USC 1983

1) Someone acting under color of law.
2) Deprived you of a constitutional right.

23
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What damages are available in 1983 claim?

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  1. Punis vs. Official acting under color.
  2. Actual expenses/dmgs only.
    Why?
    Jury cannot place a dollar value on a constitutional right.
24
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What rights does 1983 protect?

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None. It is not a source of rights.
It is a channel to enforce rts found elsewhere.

25
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Why is it sometimes confusing that 1983 itself is a cause of action?

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#1 - It has elements. Color of law, deprived rts.
#2 - It procedurally is stand alone, i.e., no need to comply w/ FS 768.28.

26
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Is 1983 a stand alone claim?

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42 USC 1983
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No, not substantively.
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Procedurally it is stand alone such that there is no need to first comply w/ FS 768.28 which requires a trial court to find an evidentiary basis for a punitive dmgs claim.
27
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What other theories of recovery offer 1983’s damages?

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Punis + JEFF + Lost Benes
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All #s + A.M. ALE
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1981, 1983, 1985
[A.M. ALE - drinking in the a.m.?  that's a lot of liquid]
Adea 
fMla  (3 yrs) + interest
Ada
fLsa  (3 yrs)
Epa  (3 yrs)
28
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Can LG get AF in 1983?

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Only is shown to be frivolous, unreasonable or without foundation.

29
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How show you have standing to sue for civil rights?

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CIVIL RTS
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Standing in Concrete makes u Re-Dress.
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Suffered an injury or invasion of a legally protected interest that is concrete & particularized.
30
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We know 5th & 14th amends prohibit deprivation of life, liberty & property w/o due process of law.

What are the 2 ways courts have interpreted this?

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CIVIL RTS

1) Procedural DP
2) Substantive DP

31
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What is substantive dp?

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Protection of “fundamental” rights. Rights implicit in liberty.
Ex. 1st Amendment, Unreas search & seizure

32
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Re: subst. dp
Can govt officials be sued in their private capacity or official?

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Either.
A suit in official capacity is a suit vs. LG. May get dismissed b/c redundant w/ claims vs. LG.

33
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To maintain 1983 vs. LG, what must be established?

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violation of constitutional rts from custom or policy.
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Not from respondeat superior. LG can’t be held liab solely by virtue of the employment relationship w/ the offender.

34
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42 USC 1983

  • describe the acts for which LG is liable.
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Liab is limited to acts that are properly speaking, acts of LG. I.E., acts which LG has officially sanctioned or ordered.

35
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42 USC 1983

    • who makes the custom or policy?
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Final policy-making authority decision maker or legis body.

36
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Who is immune?

A 
42 USC 1983
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ABSOLUTE (LEGISLATIVE) IMMUNITY
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Local legislators, city commissioners, are absolutely immune from suit for their legislative activities.

Ask yourself - is the act complained of part of the legis process? Ex. passing resolution.

37
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What types of immunity are available to public officials?

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Absolute - legislative immunity (passing a resolution)
Qualified immunity - discretionary.

38
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How prove qualified immunity?

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42 USC 1983

1) Acting w/i scope of discretionary authrority.
2) Was not a violation of a clearly established law.

39
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What did the

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42 USC 1983

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40
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Once & for all -
Can a private individual be sued under 42 USC 1983?

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YES - if acted under color of law.
ME- the indiv HAS TO BE NAMED INDIVIDUALLY b/c if name in official capacity it is a suit vs. LG.
If sue LG & indiv in official capacity = redundant .
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