Explain the circumstances when a private government contractor is subject to liability for providing a traditional public function. Give an example where a private contractor could be found liable
What will be an ideal response?
If the function performed has historically been exclusively public, the likelihood of applying § 1983 is high. In West v. Atkins, 487 U.S. 42 (1988), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a physician who worked part-time for a state correctional institution treating inmates was found to be performing a state function. As such, he was a state actor that could be sued under § 1983 .
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