· 10/9/2003
Perry L. Scott, Sr., Michelle M. Scott, Phillip H. Scott, Jr. v. Rodney L. Edinburg and Village of Glenwood, a Municipal Corporation
Citations
- 346 F.3d 752
- 62 Fed. R. Serv. 1093
- 2003 U.S. App. LEXIS 20697
- 2003 WL 22309242
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- holding that “42 U.S.C. § 1983 protects plaintiffs from constitutional violations, not violations of state laws or, in this case, departmental regulations”
- “However, 42 U.S.C. § 1983 protects plaintiffs from constitutional violations, not violations of state laws or, in 2 The Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA
- Section 1983 protects plaintiffs from constitutional violations, not “departmental regulations and police practices”
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Judges: Posner, Ripple, Manion
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