Authorities Cited: United States Code 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Supreme Court 476 U.S. 79 Circuit Courts 791 F.2d 341, 349 835 F.2d 597, 601 905 F.2d 38 972 F.2d 83, 85 997 F.2d 1123, 1126-1127 62 F.3d 767, 774 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 59