Authorities Cited: United States Code 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Supreme Court 475 U.S. 574, 587 477 U.S. 242, 251-252 500 U.S. 44 502 U.S. 224, 227 533 U.S. 194, 201 Circuit Courts 150 F.3d 561, 568 188 F.3d 365, 371-372 205 F.3d 303, 310-318 246 F.3d 607, 616 291 F.3d 867, 872 395 F.3d 291, 310 408 F.3d 305, 311 434 F.3d 478, 483 460 F.3d 768 513 F.3d 503, 511 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c)