Authorities Cited: United States Code 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Supreme Court 424 U.S. 693, 701 436 U.S. 658, 694 466 U.S. 170, 181 475 U.S. 335, 341 475 U.S. 469, 483 496 U.S. 128, 134 Circuit Courts 33 F.3d 472, 477 70 F.3d 818, 826 84 F.3d 157, 165 135 F.3d 320, 325 213 F.3d 226, 230 310 F.3d 849, 862 325 F.3d 623, 626 325 F.3d 627, 637 340 F.3d 279, 281 367 F.3d 299, 302 379 F.3d 293, 301 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c)