Legal Opinion
Brewster v. Nassau County
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided December 13, 2004No. 2:03-cv-03110PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
HURLEY, District Judge.
INTRODUCTION
Title 42 U.S.C. § 1983 provides in relevant part: “Every person who, under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage, of any State ... subjects, or causes to be subjected, any citizen of the United States ... to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Constitution and laws, shall be liable to the party injured in an action at law, suit in equity, or other proper proceeding for redress ...”
Plaintiff Hewlett Brewster has brought a claim under Section 1983 against a variety of Nassau County entities and…
2Cases cited58 opinions
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- Beck v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Lugar v. Edmondson Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
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