Topic: violation of state law is not cognizable under 1983. · Go Syfert
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4 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 30 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Pollnow v. Glennon.

#Case FlagCanonical passage Citers
1 Pollnow v. Glennon Anchor
ca2 · 1985
green “violation of state law is not cognizable under 1983.” 11
2 Kevin Holcomb v. Mark Lykens, Sean Smith, Joanne Pereria and John Gorczyk
ca2 · 2003
green “tate statutes do not create federally protected due process entitlements to specific state-mandated procedures.” 8
3 Pollnow v. Glennon
ca2 · 1985
green “clearly, a violation of state law is not cognizable under 1983.” 6
4 Rivera v. Wohlrab
nysd · 2002
green “violations of state law procedural requirements do not alone constitute a deprivation of due process since federal constitutional standards rather than state law define the requirements of procedural due process.” 5

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