Schwartz, Martin A. <br/><br/>
Section 1983 litigation 
Martin A. Schwartz, Kathryn R. Urbonya. 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - Washington, DC (One Columbus Circle, N.E., Washington 20002-8003)  Federal Judicial Center  2008. 
 - vii, 239 p.  23 cm. 
<br/><br/> Shipping list no.: 2008-0436-P. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction to [section] 1983 litigation -- Elements of claim, functional role, pleading, and jurisdiction -- Section 1983 plaintiffs -- Constitutional rights enforceable under section 1983 -- Enforcement of federal statutes under [section] 1983 -- Section 1983 defendants -- Color of state law and state action -- Causation -- Capacity of claim: Individual versus official capacity -- Municipal liability -- Supervisory liability -- Relationship between individual and municipal liability -- State liability: The Eleventh Amendment -- Personal capacity claims: Absolute immunities -- Personal liability: Qualified immunity -- Exhaustion of state remedies -- Preclusion defenses -- Statute of limitations -- Survivorship and wrongful death -- Abstention doctrines -- Monetary relief -- Attorneys' fees. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>State action Civil rights--United States.<br/>Actions and defenses--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KF1325.C58  / S37 2008 
<br/><br/><label>GPO Item No.: </label>0743-C-01 0743-C-01 (online) 
<br/><br/><label>Gov. Doc. Class. No.: </label>JU 13.2:L 71/3/2008