Authorities Cited: United States Code 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Supreme Court 315 U.S. 568, 571-572 322 U.S. 665, 674 337 U.S. 1, 4 403 U.S. 15, 20-26 405 U.S. 518, 524-527 414 U.S. 105, 107-108 415 U.S. 130, 132 443 U.S. 31, 37 457 U.S. 800, 806 458 U.S. 886, 927 472 U.S. 511, 524-526 475 U.S. 335, 341-343 483 U.S. 635, 638-640 491 U.S. 397, 409 502 U.S. 224, 228 505 U.S. 377, 386-414 516 U.S. 299, 313 533 U.S. 194 538 U.S. 343, 359-360 541 U.S. 1019, 1024-1025 543 U.S. 194, 201-202 Circuit Courts 578 F.2d 1197, 1203 820 F.2d 818, 821 848 F.2d 767, 773 856 F.2d 985, 994 880 F.2d 967, 969 104 F.3d 950, 957-958 187 F.3d 727, 730 237 F.3d 881, 883 315 F.3d 65, 69-70 337 F.3d 767, 776 349 F.3d 989, 997 377 F.3d 661, 670 417 F.3d 565, 580-584 425 F.3d 455, 460 446 F.3d 742, 746 480 F.3d 460, 465 493 F.3d 833, 836-837

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