Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1983 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Supreme Court 362 U.S. 217, 225-230 367 U.S. 643 387 U.S. 523, 538 397 U.S. 72, 77 436 U.S. 128, 135 436 U.S. 307, 323 452 U.S. 594, 598-610 457 U.S. 800, 818 462 U.S. 579, 103-584 475 U.S. 469, 480 482 U.S. 691, 694-718 489 U.S. 378, 388-397 517 U.S. 806, 813 531 U.S. 32, 37-46 533 U.S. 194, 201 Circuit Courts 482 F.2d 893, 910 630 F.2d 836, 846 663 F.2d 954, 955 721 F.2d 1072, 1080-1081 802 F.2d 397 827 F.2d 1161, 1167 848 F.2d 440, 445-447 876 F.2d 1554, 1559 898 F.2d 1530, 691-1536 912 F.2d 1338 947 F.2d 432, 440-441 973 F.2d 1152 994 F.2d 740, 742-743 51 F.3d 988, 992-998 57 F.3d 1004, 1009 105 F.3d 670 151 F.3d 1346, 1351 156 F.3d 963, 967 182 F.3d 165, 173 187 F.3d 1339 284 F.3d 1237, 1242 303 F.3d 107, 123 306 F.3d 534 408 F.3d 1321