Authorities Cited: United States Code 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Supreme Court 482 U.S. 78, 89-91 482 U.S. 342 494 U.S. 872 521 U.S. 507, 536 Circuit Courts 542 F.2d 928, 932 905 F.2d 1168 912 F.2d 86, 90 941 F.2d 1495, 1516 1 F.3d 873, 876-877 23 F.3d 118 65 F.3d 912, 918 71 F.3d 724, 727-730 81 F.3d 1084 101 F.3d 1382, 1384 171 F.3d 1289, 1299 197 F.3d 290, 292-293 200 F.3d 1337, 1339 205 F.3d 1301, 1304 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b) 627 F. Supp. 356