Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1291 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Supreme Court 424 U.S. 693, 701 426 U.S. 341, 348 457 U.S. 800, 818 533 U.S. 194, 201 Circuit Courts 505 F.2d 857, 864 820 F.2d 41, 44-45 928 F.2d 920, 927 32 F.3d 475, 478-482 478 F.3d 1108, 1114-1115 495 F.3d 1243, 1255 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c)