Authorities Cited: United States Code 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Supreme Court 457 U.S. 800 475 U.S. 335 483 U.S. 635 490 U.S. 386 520 U.S. 259 Circuit Courts 537 F.2d 203, 206 777 F.2d 1436, 1441-1442 783 F.2d 1002, 1007 865 F.2d 1187, 1189-1190 870 F.2d 578, 581 962 F.2d 1563, 1578-1579 966 F.2d 292, 295 998 F.2d 923 7 F.3d 1552, 1558-1560 14 F.3d 583 21 F.3d 1544, 1546-1547 28 F.3d 1146, 1149-1150 83 F.3d 1143, 1147 85 F.3d 1480, 1487-1488 94 F.3d 632, 635 102 F.3d 877, 886 121 F.3d 1456, 1460 127 F.3d 1416, 1419 142 F.3d 1402, 1407-1408 160 F.3d 697, 701 193 F.3d 14, 23