Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 2254 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Supreme Court 373 U.S. 83, 87 424 U.S. 319, 335 424 U.S. 409, 427 427 U.S. 97, 108 473 U.S. 667, 675-682 474 U.S. 865 477 U.S. 478, 487 480 U.S. 39, 107 488 U.S. 51, 57-58 505 U.S. 333, 338 506 U.S. 390, 404 513 U.S. 298, 314-315 514 U.S. 419, 434 523 U.S. 272 523 U.S. 538, 555 Circuit Courts 185 F.3d 1223, 1228 257 F.3d 1194, 1197-1232 278 F.3d 370 285 F.3d 298, 299-326 305 F.3d 1287, 1290-1292 437 F.3d 1140, 1141 119 F. Supp. 2d 581 177 F. Supp. 2d 21 177 F. Supp. 2d 366, 370 431 F. Supp. 2d 790