Authorities Cited: United States Code 42 U.S.C. § 1983 42 U.S.C. § 1988(b) Supreme Court 355 U.S. 313, 322 380 U.S. 51, 58-59 395 U.S. 486, 496 405 U.S. 727, 739 412 U.S. 669, 686-687 444 U.S. 620, 634 445 U.S. 388, 396-397 454 U.S. 464, 472 455 U.S. 283, 289 455 U.S. 363, 371 457 U.S. 496, 518 467 U.S. 561, 571 468 U.S. 737, 751 482 U.S. 755, 760-763 484 U.S. 383, 392-393 486 U.S. 750, 753-756 493 U.S. 215, 223-224 504 U.S. 555, 559-563 506 U.S. 103, 111-112 515 U.S. 737, 745 520 U.S. 154, 162 534 U.S. 316, 322-325 Circuit Courts 936 F.2d 1189, 1197-1198 949 F.2d 1567, 1573 985 F.2d 1565, 1570 42 F.3d 1336, 1343 131 F.3d 1001, 1003 150 F.3d 1333, 1347 212 F.3d 1231, 1235-1236 222 F.3d 874, 884 272 F.3d 1318, 1331-1332 320 F.3d 1127, 1158