Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1658 28 U.S.C. § 1658(a) 42 U.S.C. § 1981 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Supreme Court 541 U.S. 369 Circuit Courts 876 F.2d 1480, 1483 222 F.3d 891, 892-894 335 F.3d 1259, 1261 428 F.3d 1379, 1382 480 F.3d 1254, 1260 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c) 464 F. Supp. 2d 1273, 1290-1292 494 F. Supp. 2d 1032, 1039-1042