2 Cited authorities

  1. Section 1983 - Civil action for deprivation of rights

    42 U.S.C. § 1983   Cited 487,542 times   692 Legal Analyses
    Holding liable any state actor who "subjects, or causes [a person] to be subjected" to a constitutional violation
  2. Section 1915A - Screening

    28 U.S.C. § 1915A   Cited 104,654 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Requiring district courts to screen "before docketing, if feasible," prisoner civil complaints