Authorities Cited: United States Code 15 U.S.C. § 2801 42 U.S.C. § 1983 42 U.S.C. § 1988(b) Supreme Court 489 U.S. 782, 792 532 U.S. 598, 602-605 Circuit Courts 810 F.2d 1551, 1558 106 F.3d 478, 483 236 F.3d 256, 277 282 F.3d 268, 276 300 F.3d 1092, 1096 312 F.3d 736, 753 318 F.3d 545, 558 400 F.3d 939, 945-948 407 F.3d 684, 687 423 F.3d 714, 719-722 433 F.3d 1083, 1086 467 F.3d 471, 482 480 F.3d 734, 736-741 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(e) 400 F. Supp. 2d 894, 903