Authorities Cited: United States Code 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Supreme Court 269 U.S. 385, 391 297 U.S. 288, 347 323 U.S. 101, 105 334 U.S. 1, 68 372 U.S. 29, 32 387 U.S. 136, 148-149 408 U.S. 104, 108-109 419 U.S. 544, 550 430 U.S. 99 431 U.S. 494, 499 455 U.S. 489, 499-501 457 U.S. 496 477 U.S. 317, 322 504 U.S. 555, 559 Circuit Courts 673 F.2d 1225, 1229 816 F.2d 1538, 1547 891 F.2d 1555, 1559 908 F.2d 716, 725 21 F.3d 1531, 1541 55 F.3d 1517, 1524 56 F.3d 1533, 1536 74 F.3d 1058, 1071 80 F.3d 445, 447 81 F.3d 1077, 1081 98 F.3d 1266, 1284 121 F.3d 586, 589 238 F.3d 1273, 1277 289 F.3d 1329, 1333 348 F.3d 1298, 1301 366 F.3d 1214, 1227-1239 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c)