Case Study: Pahls V Board Of Regents

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“The elements necessary to establish a § 1983 . . . violation will vary with the constitutional provision at issue. But common to all §1983 . . . claims is the requirement that liability be predicated on a violation traceable to a defendant-official’s own individual actions” (Pahls v. Thomas, 2013). In regards to this particular case, Brown testified that the Board of Regents had no knowledge of his claims until he served them with a lawsuit. Additionally, the Kansas Board of Regents took no actions against him. Therefore, the claims against the Board of Regents were dismissed.
Brown filed a § 1983 procedural due process claim because he had property interest in his enrollment in the School of Law. In addition, he had the right to pursue

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