Authorities Cited: United States Code 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Supreme Court 356 U.S. 86, 101 457 U.S. 800, 818 483 U.S. 635, 640 511 U.S. 825, 836-837 Circuit Courts 10 F.3d 492, 496 72 F.3d 518, 524 196 F.3d 839, 846 267 F.3d 648, 653 293 F.3d 1030, 1036-1037 375 F.3d 521, 525 394 F.3d 469, 484 414 F.3d 645, 652-655 446 F.3d 742, 746-750 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c)