Authorities Cited: Code of Federal Regulations 29 C.F.R. § 1614.105(a)(1) Supreme Court 428 U.S. 106, 120 477 U.S. 57, 67 477 U.S. 242, 248 532 U.S. 129, 133-134 536 U.S. 101 548 U.S. 53 Circuit Courts 779 F.2d 74, 89 74 F.3d 980, 984 199 F.3d 446, 457 257 F.3d 815, 819 298 F.3d 989, 991 352 F.3d 422, 426 364 F.3d 789, 795 438 F.3d 1211, 1219 494 F.3d 179, 182-186 505 F.3d 1306, 1316-1317 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c) 180 F. Supp. 2d 97, 110