Authorities Cited: United States Code 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Supreme Court 338 U.S. 160, 175 358 U.S. 307, 312-313 379 U.S. 89, 91 386 U.S. 300, 303-304 401 U.S. 797 407 U.S. 143, 149 438 U.S. 154, 155-172 502 U.S. 224, 228 533 U.S. 194, 201 Circuit Courts 615 F.2d 318, 328-329 704 F.2d 507, 511-512 719 F.2d 1119, 1120 733 F.2d 1446, 1460 975 F.2d 1518, 1532 40 F.3d 1157, 1160 85 F.3d 1521, 1525 87 F.3d 1235, 1241 117 F.3d 1321, 1327 127 F.3d 1030, 1042 140 F.3d 1378, 1383 235 F.3d 1058, 1063 268 F.3d 65, 73 286 F.3d 1270, 1273 290 F.3d 252, 260