Authorities Cited: United States Code 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Supreme Court 424 U.S. 693, 701 430 U.S. 651 503 U.S. 115, 125 510 U.S. 266, 272 520 U.S. 259, 272 523 U.S. 833, 840-853 533 U.S. 194, 201 Circuit Courts 621 F.2d 607, 613 817 F.2d 650, 654-655 930 F.2d 1516, 1520 51 F.3d 1531, 1535 62 F.3d 344, 346 128 F.3d 1057, 1059 275 F.3d 952, 957 304 F.3d 1045, 1047 345 F.3d 1199, 1201 366 F.3d 869, 875 455 F.3d 1146, 1152 478 F.3d 1108, 1114 494 F.3d 904, 913-922 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c)