Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 2254 42 U.S.C. § 1983 42 U.S.C. § 19831 Supreme Court 411 U.S. 475 418 U.S. 539 471 U.S. 261, 272 481 U.S. 551, 555 501 U.S. 722, 752 512 U.S. 477 521 U.S. 203, 237 522 U.S. 1100 523 U.S. 1 540 U.S. 749, 750-752 544 U.S. 13, 27-28 Circuit Courts 125 F.3d 210, 215 131 F.3d 442, 445-449 147 F.3d 77, 80-81 167 F.3d 1124, 1127 227 F.3d 300, 301 251 F.3d 65, 75 316 F.3d 872, 874 320 F.3d 1289, 1298 466 F.3d 310, 315-316 485 F.3d 998, 1003 501 F.3d 592 521 F.3d 298, 302