Authorities Cited: United States Code 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Supreme Court 427 U.S. 347, 355 429 U.S. 274, 283-287 445 U.S. 507, 518 472 U.S. 511, 526 497 U.S. 62, 79 516 U.S. 299, 307 523 U.S. 574, 589 533 U.S. 194, 200 534 U.S. 506, 511 547 U.S. 410 Circuit Courts 834 F.2d 543, 546 14 F.3d 1133 97 F.3d 1536, 1542-1559 128 F.3d 452, 458-460 142 F.3d 1379, 1381 297 F.3d 497, 503 305 F.3d 520, 527 431 F.3d 900, 909 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a) Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6)