Authorities Cited: United States Code 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Circuit Courts 481 F.2d 1028, 1033 817 F.2d 650, 653 828 F.2d 1151, 1159 841 F.2d 518, 519-520 855 F.2d 560, 563 76 F.3d 716, 725-726 96 F.3d 1298, 1304 118 F.3d 507, 515 186 F.3d 252, 265 194 F.3d 873, 874-875 229 F.3d 1069, 1071-1076 329 F.3d 1300, 1305 347 F.3d 903, 904 401 F.3d 1226, 1228 438 F.3d 1336, 1341 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c)