Authorities Cited: United States Code 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Supreme Court 379 U.S. 89, 90 443 U.S. 31, 37 475 U.S. 335, 343 475 U.S. 574, 586 477 U.S. 242, 249-252 477 U.S. 317, 322-323 483 U.S. 635 502 U.S. 224, 227 512 U.S. 477 533 U.S. 194 536 U.S. 730, 740-741 Circuit Courts 523 F.2d 197, 201 998 F.2d 431, 434 36 F.3d 548, 557 51 F.3d 1336, 1341 77 F.3d 1045, 1048 121 F.3d 1106, 1113 149 F.3d 641, 646 196 F.3d 717, 723 224 F.3d 675, 679 242 F.3d 737, 742 266 F.3d 684, 688 363 F.3d 645, 648 420 F.3d 679, 686 434 F.3d 1006, 1014 442 F.3d 544, 547 476 F.3d 453, 457 493 F.3d 833, 836 497 F.3d 742, 749 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c)