USA v. John Mcavoy

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How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• noting that a Plaintiff must “allege a violation of a right secured by the Constitution or laws of the United States” in order to assert a Section 1983 claim
• suggesting the test is whether the action is “related to any legitimate state goal.”
• “[T]he court must review all of the evidence in the record but make no credibility determinations or weigh any evidence.”
• “[S]chool districts are municipal entities under Section 1983.”

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