Opinion ID: 8704908
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Heading Rank: 3

Heading: The Community Partnership

Text: Mr. Quezada alleges that The Community Partnership, a private non-profit organization that receives public funds, Compl. at 5, paid rent to his ex-wife when it should have been paying him. He does not identify any federal right to those payments—as opposed to a simple contractual right, which would be grounded in D.C. private law, not federal law—or any basis for the fiduciary duty that The Community Partnership allegedly owed to him. Compl. at 6. Nor does he allege that The Community Partnership acted under color of District law—that is, he does not allege that it was effectively acting as the District government. Cf. Williams v. United States, 396 F.3d 412, 414 (D.C.Cir.2005). He has therefore failed to state a claim that can be brought under section 1983. The court will dismiss all federal claims brought against Sue Marshall as executive director of The Community Partnership for failure to state a claim on which relief can be granted.