Authorities Cited: United States Code 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Supreme Court 436 U.S. 658, 690-691 466 U.S. 485, 499 504 U.S. 555, 560 Circuit Courts 835 F.2d 735, 738 972 F.2d 1545, 1549 122 F.3d 878, 883 122 F.3d 1309, 1326 441 F.3d 1101, 1108-1111 450 F.3d 1082, 1087-1089 497 F.3d 1151, 1153 506 F.3d 1281, 1284-1285 511 F.3d 1114, 1125 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c)