Authorities Cited: United States Code 42 U.S.C. § 1973 Supreme Court 297 U.S. 288, 347 384 U.S. 73, 88 466 U.S. 485, 501 478 U.S. 30, 36-106 512 U.S. 997, 1011-1014 521 U.S. 74, 93 521 U.S. 507 529 U.S. 473, 485 Circuit Courts 731 F.2d 1546, 1556-1562 39 F.3d 1494, 1539 56 F.3d 1281, 1293 60 F.3d 1551, 1558 113 F.3d 1563, 1565-1567 139 F.3d 1414, 1417 196 F.3d 1216 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 52(a) 155 F. Supp. 2d 1355