Authorities Cited: United States Code 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Supreme Court 411 U.S. 792, 802-804 Circuit Courts 813 F.2d 790, 793 837 F.2d 150, 155 975 F.2d 467, 473 991 F.2d 595, 600 25 F.3d 1325, 1329 51 F.3d 64, 69-70 65 F.3d 98, 100 142 F.3d 1059, 1074-1076 169 F.3d 1131, 1136 173 F.3d 693, 700 217 F.3d 621, 637 221 F.3d 1042, 1045 221 F.3d 1171, 1176 409 F.3d 1030, 1036 421 F.3d 734 424 F.3d 806, 810 515 F.3d 828, 830 519 F.3d 393, 403-404 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c)