Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1983 Circuit Courts 481 F.2d 1028, 1033 624 F.2d 695, 697-698 661 F.2d 1206, 1209 753 F.2d 970, 972-973 813 F.2d 1187, 1188 847 F.2d 771, 772 894 F.2d 1533, 1538 944 F.2d 1505, 1510 21 F.3d 388, 393 40 F.3d 1176, 1187 85 F.3d 1480, 1490 116 F.3d 1419, 1425 169 F.3d 1353, 1374-1377 268 F.3d 1014, 1024 280 F.3d 1308, 1321-1322 283 F.3d 1275, 1282 320 F.3d 1235, 1243 384 F.3d 1248, 1261 387 F.3d 1344, 1351 400 F.3d 1313, 1319 407 F.3d 1272, 1277-1282 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(c) 199 F. Supp. 2d 1216, 1230