Authorities Cited: United States Code 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Supreme Court 429 U.S. 97, 106 511 U.S. 825, 847 Circuit Courts 926 F.2d 959, 961 11 F.3d 991, 994 94 F.3d 1399, 1403 165 F.3d 803, 811 195 F.3d 553, 556 195 F.3d 1221 240 F.3d 1287, 1290 254 F.3d 946, 950 403 F.3d 1134, 1142-1143 425 F.3d 836, 840 454 F.3d 1168, 1172 465 F.3d 1184, 1188 470 F.3d 954, 959 484 F.3d 1236, 1241 519 F.3d 1067, 1072 525 F.3d 925, 927 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2) 528 F. Supp. 2d 9, 11