Authorities Cited: United States Code 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Supreme Court 11 U.S. 397, 405 429 U.S. 97, 104-106 436 U.S. 658, 690-694 475 U.S. 469, 482-483 511 U.S. 825, 834-837 Circuit Courts 923 F.2d 59 936 F.2d 244, 251 8 F.3d 358, 364 9 F.3d 422, 426 53 F.3d 195, 197 106 F.3d 155, 160 117 F.3d 508, 510 142 F.3d 905, 906 184 F.3d 589, 594 191 F.3d 750, 758 319 F.3d 259, 266 350 F.3d 537, 544 358 F.3d 377 361 F.3d 898, 902 381 F.3d 811, 821-822 383 F.3d 421, 426 390 F.3d 890, 895-900 400 F.3d 428, 447 407 F.3d 789, 796 408 F.3d 803, 812-816 448 F.3d 349, 361-363 474 F.3d 733, 739 496 F.3d 609, 614 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 50(a) Fed. R. Civ. P. 50(b)