Harris v. Schutz

1 Citing case

  1. Blackwell v. W. St Paul Police Dep't

    CIVIL 23-cv-661 (ADM/DJF) (D. Minn. May. 23, 2023)   Cited 1 times

    ... [A] litigant complaining of a violation of a constitutional right must utilize 42 U.S.C. § 1983.” (citing cases)); Harris v. Schutz, No. 23-CV-0377 (ECT/LIB), 2023 WL 2871101, at *2 (D. Minn. Mar. 23, 2023), report and recommendation adopted, 2023 WL 2867525 (D. Minn. Apr. 10, 2023); cf. Wilson v. Spain, 209 F.3d 713, 715 (8th Cir. 2000) (“Section 1983 does not confer substantive rights but merely provides a means to vindicate rights conferred by the Constitution or laws of the United States.”). The Court accordingly construes Mr. Blackwell's federal law claims as claims under section 1983.