Authorities Cited: United States Code 42 U.S.C. § 1983 42 U.S.C. § 1988 Supreme Court 436 U.S. 547, 598 455 U.S. 445, 454 461 U.S. 424, 430-436 465 U.S. 886, 895 477 U.S. 561, 574-576 489 U.S. 87, 96 508 U.S. 959 Circuit Courts 550 F.2d 464 692 F.2d 1032, 1038 698 F.2d 1181, 1191 758 F.2d 567, 568 800 F.2d 1054, 1056 810 F.2d 1021, 1024 820 F.2d 1570, 1579-1581 836 F.2d 1292, 1299-1304 847 F.2d 735, 739 947 F.2d 1563, 1570-1571 971 F.2d 723, 728 986 F.2d 1364, 1369 10 F.3d 776, 783 25 F.3d 833, 837 32 F.3d 357, 360 61 F.3d 1505, 1511 118 F.3d 727, 733-734 197 F.3d 421, 426