Authorities Cited: United States Code 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Supreme Court 371 U.S. 178, 182 Circuit Courts 745 F.2d 1101, 1111 927 F.2d 971, 972 939 F.2d 463, 471-472 993 F.2d 1253, 1254 8 F.3d 663, 666 32 F.3d 1114, 1116 67 F.3d 1286, 1289 153 F.3d 413, 417 218 F.3d 666, 669 347 F.3d 652, 655 377 F.3d 787, 792 383 F.3d 552, 557-558 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a) Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(e)