law regarding human research. He also alleges personal animosity by Dr. Gianelly. However, the termination decision was not made by the IRB itself, and was not affirmatively mandated or governed by federal law. The termination decision, therefore, flunks the nexus test. 2. Traditional Governmental Function Test With respect to the second test, a plaintiff must show that a private actor assumed powers that are “traditionally exclusively reserved to the state” in order for the private actor to be deemed a state actor. Jackson v. Metropolitan Edison Co., 419 U.S. 345, 352, 95 S.Ct. 449, 42 L.Ed.2d 477 (1974). A private party becomes a state actor when it has been delegated a traditional government function. See, e.g., West v. Atkins, 487 U.S. 42, 57, 108 S.Ct. 2250, 101 L.Ed.2d 40 (1988) (<HOLDING>); Terry v. Adams, 345 U.S. 461, 470, 73 S.Ct.
holding that private doctor under contract with a state prison to provide medical care to prisoners acted under color of state law when he treated inmate holding that a physician under contract with north carolina to provide medical services to prison inmates was a state actor for purposes of  1983 holding that state medical director of prison medical services corporation was not final policymaker holding that such a physician was a state actor under  1983 holding that a state agency created under state law was a state actor