Authorities Cited: United States Code 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Supreme Court 96 U.S. 727, 733 232 U.S. 383 364 U.S. 206, 217 397 U.S. 249, 251 422 U.S. 590, 604 466 U.S. 109, 114-115 467 U.S. 431, 443-444 487 U.S. 533, 536-537 487 U.S. 1233 Circuit Courts 787 F.2d 736, 739 796 F.2d 60, 62 904 F.2d 349, 356-357 905 F.2d 1379, 1380 941 F.2d 411, 416-417 971 F.2d 854, 861 982 F.2d 146, 150 22 F.3d 374 61 F.3d 494, 499 95 F.3d 409, 412 112 F.3d 239, 241-500 210 F.3d 990 270 F.3d 30, 42 380 F.3d 1013, 1017-1018 390 F.3d 853, 859-870 526 F.3d 926 748 F. Supp. 36, 44