Authorities Cited: United States Code 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Supreme Court 391 U.S. 563, 568-881 439 U.S. 410, 499 461 U.S. 138, 103-154 502 U.S. 21, 25-148 511 U.S. 661 533 U.S. 194, 201 Circuit Courts 722 F.2d 714, 715 781 F.2d 1508, 1513-1516 855 F.2d 723, 727 888 F.2d 1562 990 F.2d 1207, 1210 991 F.2d 1049, 1059 6 F.3d 750, 754-755 40 F.3d 1176, 1185 74 F.3d 1087, 1092 142 F.3d 1379, 1382 211 F.3d 1346, 1353 239 F.3d 1216, 1221 323 F.3d 14 407 F.3d 1152, 1156 414 F.3d 1313, 1318 420 F.3d 1293, 1304 452 F.3d 646, 647-648 460 F.3d 409, 415 478 F.3d 985, 995 484 F.3d 1334 492 F.3d 1192, 1202-1203 497 F.3d 1203 499 F.3d 1239