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716 F.2d 669·
9th Cir.·
1983-09-22
·cited 32×
The court held that the River and Harbor Improvements Act does not create enforceable federal rights for pleasure craft owners, thus precluding a cause of action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
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816 F.2d 261·
6th Cir.·
1987-04-20
·cited 14×
The Adoption Assistance Act does not create a federal statutory right to "meaningful visitation" enforceable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and the mother's due process claim failed as she ultimately received a hearing.
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976 F.2d 65·
1st Cir.·
1992-09-28
·cited 12×
A recipient of benefits under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program cannot bring an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 to enforce the terms of 42 U.S.C. § 1396a(c)(1) because that statute obligates the federal Secretary, not the state, to take action.
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672 So. 2d 874·
Fla. 5th DCA·
1996-04-26
·cited 2×
Adams and Chow challenged Florida's vehicular impact fee statute as unconstitutional and sought attorney's fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988. The Florida Supreme Court granted them relief under the state declaratory judgment statute but expressly declined to address § 1983 and implicit
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835 F.2d 627·
6th Cir.·
1987-12-16
·cited 2×
The court held that attorney's fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 are only available if the action explicitly enforces one of the enumerated civil rights statutes, not merely if the substance of the claim could be construed as such.
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698 So. 2d 257·
Fla.·
1997-08-21
The Florida Supreme Court held that children do not have a constitutionally protected liberty interest in family companionship under the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause that would support a Section 1983 cause of action when their parent is wrongfully imprisoned. The Cou