Supreme Court· 6/20/1988

West v. Atkins

Citations

487 U.S. 42
108 S. Ct. 2250
101 L. Ed. 2d 40
1988 U.S. LEXIS 2744
56 U.S.L.W. 4664

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holding that an individual is -1181 acting under color of state law when he is exercising his responsibilities pursuant to state law
holding that physician, who treated inmates pursuant to part-time contract, was fulfilling state's Eighth Amendment obligations and therefore acted under color of state law
holding that physician, who treated inmates pursuant to part-time contract, was fulfilling state's Eighth Amendment obligations and therefore acted under color of state law
holding that physician, who treated inmates pursuant to part-time contract, was fulfilling state’s Eighth Amendment obligations and therefore acted under color of state law
holding that acting under color of state law is “a jurisdictional requisite for a § 1983 action”
holding that a private doctor treating prisoners under a contract with state prison authorities acted under color of state law for purposes of § 1983 suit alleging Eighth Amendment violation

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Judges: Blackmun, Brennan, Marshall, Rehnquist, Scalia, White

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