Authorities Cited: United States Code 42 U.S.C. § 1983 42 U.S.C. § 1988 Circuit Courts 677 F.2d 622, 624 704 F.2d 160 970 F.2d 106, 113 973 F.2d 1263, 1270 15 F.3d 443, 454 37 F.3d 1146, 1151 113 F.3d 1419, 1425 115 F.3d 294, 296 154 F.3d 217, 219 157 F.3d 369, 375 168 F.3d 216, 220 179 F.3d 297, 301 184 F.3d 439, 443 233 F.3d 871, 874 254 F.3d 595, 601-605 272 F.3d 730, 739 329 F.3d 422, 427 336 F.3d 82, 86-91 376 F.3d 496, 499 397 F.3d 287, 295 398 F.3d 345, 355 411 F.3d 178, 184 467 F.3d 427, 437-442 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c)