Part one questions relate to the video

1. Does 1983 create new right of protection?

2. What kinds additional kinds of fees can be gained by plaintiffs who prevail in court?

3. To be liable under 1983, a governmental actor must be operating under:

4. Why do courts allow extra fees in a 1983 case?

5. Can a 1983 action be filed in state court instead of federal court?

Part 2 relates to the article :

6. Why were the police called?

7. Police accompanied plaintiff Watts back to her apartment. What happened there to cause this lawsuit?

8. Plaintiff filed a 1983 action alleging what four constitutional claims?

9. Plaintiff was charged with theft by false pretenses but what element of the crime was missing?

10. The District Court (trial court) found the officers were not entitled to qualified immunity. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of qualified for unlawful arrest and unlawful entry but reversed the denial of qualified immunity on which claim?

Links:

Article: https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=5281415286196623445&hl=en&as_sdt=6&as_vis=1&oi=scholarr

Video: https://www.youtube.com/embed/w91MV098-IU?rel=0

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