Authorities Cited: United States Code 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Supreme Court 412 U.S. 218, 219 457 U.S. 800, 818 469 U.S. 325, 330-335 483 U.S. 635, 640 500 U.S. 248, 251 515 U.S. 646, 652 520 U.S. 259, 270-271 533 U.S. 27, 33 533 U.S. 194 536 U.S. 730, 739-741 Circuit Courts 620 F.2d 1201, 1209 801 F.2d 893, 899-900 892 F.2d 670, 675-902 69 F.3d 144, 145 189 F.3d 808, 813-814 193 F.3d 581, 604-606 235 F.3d 1000, 1010-1011 299 F.3d 395, 407 304 F.3d 704, 716-717 326 F.3d 903, 906 327 F.3d 492 337 F.3d 961, 964 342 F.3d 551, 556 375 F.3d 580, 585 410 F.3d 1221, 1225 412 F.3d 731, 733 425 F.3d 455, 461 425 F.3d 482, 486 446 F.3d 742, 746 448 F.3d 951, 956 473 F.3d 731, 739 509 F.3d 820, 826