Kirtley v. Rainey

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 2003-04-22

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OPINION MICHAEL DALY HAWKINS, Circuit Judge. We must decide whether a state-appointed guardian ad litem (“guardian”) acts under color of state law for purposes of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 . Applying the several fact-sensitive tests recognized by this Court, we conclude that the Guardian’s function does not qualify as state action and therefore affirm the district court.…

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