Authorities Cited: United States Code 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Supreme Court 415 U.S. 130, 134-135 482 U.S. 451, 462-463 517 U.S. 806, 814 533 U.S. 194, 201 543 U.S. 146, 152-153 Circuit Courts 828 F.2d 298, 304 896 F.2d 972, 975 962 F.2d 501, 509 4 F.3d 405, 410 44 F.3d 274, 276-277 130 F.3d 1154, 1160 134 F.3d 325, 330 142 F.3d 791, 799 330 F.3d 681, 688 336 F.3d 363, 370 355 F.3d 370, 380 406 F.3d 375, 381 410 F.3d 745, 750-752 444 F.3d 417, 427 469 F.3d 386, 390 513 F.3d 146, 149 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c)