Authorities Cited: Supreme Court 304 U.S. 64, 78-80 499 U.S. 225, 231 Circuit Courts 776 F.2d 527, 529 47 F.3d 695, 699 113 F.3d 1419, 1422 138 F.3d 1036, 1049 204 F.3d 624, 627 219 F.3d 450, 456 227 F.3d 8, 18 247 F.3d 229, 235 258 F.3d 326, 337 302 F.3d 552, 558 335 F.3d 429, 435 352 F.3d 254, 260 353 F.3d 421, 431 360 F.3d 483, 486 494 F.3d 865, 872-879 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 50(a) 360 F. Supp. 2d 1137, 1157