Authorities Cited: United States Code 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Supreme Court 436 U.S. 650, 690-691 511 U.S. 825, 833-847 Circuit Courts 8 F.3d 1253, 1257 201 F.3d 910, 913 210 F.3d 779, 781 272 F.3d 519, 522 285 F.3d 601, 605-606 306 F.3d 515, 517 327 F.3d 588, 595-596 414 F.3d 659, 661 458 F.3d 620, 651 495 F.3d 852, 856-859 511 F.3d 673, 681 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c) Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(e)