Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1291 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Supreme Court 426 U.S. 229, 242 517 U.S. 456, 465 Circuit Courts 935 F.2d 1106, 1110 12 F.3d 973, 979 85 F.3d 481, 485 86 F.3d 820, 823 239 F.3d 1150, 1151 257 F.3d 1173, 1179 345 F.3d 1157, 1166-1168 426 F.3d 1281, 1287 502 F.3d 1200, 1205-1206 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c)