Authorities Cited: United States Code 42 U.S.C. § 1983 42 U.S.C. § 1985(3) 42 U.S.C. § 1986 42 U.S.C. § 1988(a) Supreme Court 403 U.S. 88, 102 403 U.S. 388 463 U.S. 825, 836-837 487 U.S. 42, 50 Circuit Courts 770 F.2d 896, 907 795 F.2d 900, 902 840 F.2d 437, 439 876 F.2d 787, 793-794 895 F.2d 649, 653-655 938 F.2d 1150, 1152 6 F.3d 683, 686 15 F.3d 963, 968-969 17 F.3d 1263, 1266 55 F.3d 488, 492 89 F.3d 1423, 1428 149 F.3d 1151, 1154 154 F.3d 1191, 1194 288 F.3d 1254, 1256 408 F.3d 1309, 1312 440 F.3d 131, 135 477 F.3d 807, 832 510 F.3d 1219, 1223 516 F.3d 833, 841 519 F.3d 1078, 1081-1083 523 F.3d 1272, 1273 528 F.3d 1251, 1254 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2) Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6)