Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1350 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Supreme Court 27 U.S. 253, 314 112 U.S. 580, 598-599 119 U.S. 407 124 U.S. 190, 194 133 U.S. 258, 268 265 U.S. 332, 340-342 331 U.S. 503, 567 366 U.S. 187, 191-192 489 U.S. 353, 368-369 504 U.S. 655 512 U.S. 477 523 U.S. 371, 376-379 536 U.S. 273, 122-284 544 U.S. 660, 125-687 548 U.S. 331, 126-2682 Circuit Courts 23 F.2d 965, 968 595 F.2d 1287, 1298 663 F.2d 1081, 1092 81 F.3d 515, 520 134 F.3d 615, 622 206 F.3d 56 206 F.3d 882, 895 212 F.3d 1194, 1196 215 F.3d 1225 243 F.3d 192, 195-197 268 F.3d 377, 389-392 296 F.3d 1277, 1281-1282 363 F.3d 1183, 1187 388 F.3d 834, 837 432 F.3d 1292, 1307 456 F.3d 640, 643 480 F.3d 822 504 F.3d 853 516 F.3d 1282, 1288