Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1291 42 U.S.C. § 1981 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Supreme Court 433 U.S. 299, 307-308 487 U.S. 977, 996 491 U.S. 701, 735-736 Circuit Courts 615 F.2d 1025, 1034 833 F.2d 1406, 1416 879 F.2d 706, 725 996 F.2d 1035, 1041 29 F.3d 1450, 1456 69 F.3d 441, 446-447 345 F.3d 1157, 1177 398 F.3d 1210, 1218 417 F.3d 1144, 1149 464 F.3d 1164, 1171 474 F.3d 675, 679-680 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c)