Authorities Cited: United States Code 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Supreme Court 373 U.S. 83, 87 418 U.S. 539, 571 423 U.S. 411 426 U.S. 952 429 U.S. 963 457 U.S. 800, 818 462 U.S. 213, 238 468 U.S. 183, 196 475 U.S. 335, 343 502 U.S. 224, 228 515 U.S. 472, 484 519 U.S. 1011 523 U.S. 833, 846 533 U.S. 194, 201 Circuit Courts 527 F.2d 386, 390 540 F.2d 439, 441 698 F.2d 221, 223 80 F.3d 289, 295 109 F.3d 459, 465 124 F.3d 944, 952 128 F.3d 1222, 1228 173 F.3d 646, 648-650 235 F.3d 1058, 1062 238 F.3d 1023 260 F.3d 946 296 F.3d 638 370 F.3d 730, 733 403 F.3d 510, 515 423 F.3d 899, 904 441 F.3d 552, 555-557 477 F.3d 962 508 F.3d 868, 871 515 F.3d 836, 840 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(2)