Authorities Cited: United States Code 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Supreme Court 429 U.S. 97, 104-105 457 U.S. 800, 818 463 U.S. 239, 244 472 U.S. 511, 526 477 U.S. 242, 251-252 477 U.S. 317, 322-323 487 U.S. 42, 48 489 U.S. 378, 385 511 U.S. 825 515 U.S. 304, 317 516 U.S. 299, 313 533 U.S. 194, 202 Circuit Courts 468 F.2d 1072, 1076 668 F.2d 869, 874 953 F.2d 1036, 1042 958 F.2d 709, 717 150 F.3d 561, 563 186 F.3d 685, 689-690 199 F.3d 295, 300 266 F.3d 429, 439 273 F.3d 693, 703 286 F.3d 834, 843 307 F.3d 460, 465 319 F.3d 843, 848 390 F.3d 890, 899-900 407 F.3d 789, 797 408 F.3d 305, 313 414 F.3d 596, 604 437 F.3d 527, 533 440 F.3d 306, 311 493 F.3d 720, 727 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c)