Opinion ID: 2791474
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Heading: claim against the state of florida

Text: The district court did not err in dismissing Moody’s complaint against the State of Florida for failure to state a claim. “[T]o prevail on a civil rights action under § 1983, a plaintiff must show that [she] was deprived of a federal right by a person acting under color of state law.” Griffin v. City of Opa-Locka, 261 F.3d 1295, 1303 (11th Cir. 2001). A state is not a person for purposes of § 1983. Will v. Mich. Dep’t of State Police, 491 U.S. 58, 71, 109 S. Ct. 2304, 2312 (1989). Thus, Moody’s claims against the State of Florida were properly dismissed.