Authorities Cited: United States Code 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Supreme Court 307 U.S. 496, 516 380 U.S. 51, 85 394 U.S. 147, 150-151 408 U.S. 92 486 U.S. 750, 770-771 487 U.S. 474, 108-492 491 U.S. 781, 791-799 496 U.S. 310, 315 505 U.S. 123, 129-135 529 U.S. 803, 813 530 U.S. 703, 120-728 534 U.S. 316 536 U.S. 150, 165-166 Circuit Courts 395 F.2d 730, 736 667 F.2d 33, 34 681 F.2d 965, 970-971 734 F.2d 666, 675 763 F.2d 1283, 1287 893 F.2d 1387, 1392 2 F.3d 1514, 1547-1548 33 F.3d 1200, 1206 88 F.3d 1511, 1524 176 F.3d 1358, 1362 212 F.3d 1231, 1236-1237 219 F.3d 1301, 1316 285 F.3d 1319, 1321 334 F.3d 676, 680-683 250 F. Supp. 2d 583, 590