Authorities Cited: United States Code 15 U.S.C. § 15 17 U.S.C. § 505 29 U.S.C. § 216(b) 42 U.S.C. § 1983 42 U.S.C. § 1988 Supreme Court 473 U.S. 1, 5-9 489 U.S. 782, 792-793 532 U.S. 598 Circuit Courts 806 F.2d 329, 333-334 866 F.2d 203 873 F.2d 1115, 1120 889 F.2d 363 922 F.2d 1273, 1276-1278 926 F.2d 877, 879 937 F.2d 603 950 F.2d 101, 103 6 F.3d 855 8 F.3d 820 26 F.3d 570, 571 105 F.3d 350, 352 111 F.3d 102 113 F.3d 1212 122 F.3d 830, 833 147 F.3d 617 162 F.3d 975 162 F.3d 1187, 1190 185 F.3d 804, 807 199 F.3d 390 265 F.3d 638 289 F.3d 1315, 1319 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 68 734 F. Supp. 1216, 1222