Authorities Cited: United States Code 42 U.S.C. § 1981 Code of Federal Regulations 29 C.F.R. § 1601.12(b) Supreme Court 510 U.S. 17 Circuit Courts 913 F.2d 398, 405 31 F.3d 497, 502-503 92 F.3d 473, 481 93 F.3d 301, 305 96 F.3d 1017 146 F.3d 464 276 F.3d 345, 355 313 F.3d 972, 976 328 F.3d 379 344 F.3d 720, 727 359 F.3d 498, 506 361 F.3d 965, 981 376 F.3d 744 411 F.3d 838, 842 442 F.3d 1043, 1047 457 F.3d 656, 662-665 463 F.3d 773, 784 473 F.3d 799, 812 480 F.3d 534, 538 505 F.3d 720 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(c) Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(c)(3) Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(a)