· 5/9/1985
Emmanuel D. Patterson v. Thomas A. Coughlin, Iii, Charles P. Hernandez (Sic Charles P. Hermanderz), Harold J. Smith, N. Desantos
Citations
- 761 F.2d 886
- 1985 U.S. App. LEXIS 31129
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- noting that “a state employee’s failure to conform to state law does not in itself violate the Constitution and is not alone actionable under § 1983.”
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Judges: Timbers, Cardamone, Pierce
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