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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

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§ 2
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Eunice Samuels, Lorraine Warren v. District of Columbia, 770 F.2d 184 (1985)
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1985-08-06

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42 U.S.C. § 1983 (emphasis added). Accordingly, section 1983 provides a federal remedy if the defendants' actual grievance procedure practice violates federal law, even though its formal regulations do not. See Lynch v. Dukakis, 719 F.2d 504, 511 (1st Cir.1983) (McGowan, J.); see also Monell v. New York City Dep’t of Social Servs.,