Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 636(b) 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Supreme Court 401 U.S. 797, 803-804 443 U.S. 137, 145 457 U.S. 800, 815 480 U.S. 79, 87-88 483 U.S. 635, 639-640 533 U.S. 194, 201-206 Circuit Courts 800 F.2d 812, 815 806 F.2d 123, 128 846 F.2d 953, 957 969 F.2d 664, 667 21 F.3d 805, 808 30 F.3d 994, 998 54 F.3d 502, 504 260 F.3d 946, 951 270 F.3d 520, 527 349 F.3d 1068, 1071-1074 375 F.3d 703, 711-712 388 F.3d 578, 584 457 F.3d 806, 813 460 F.3d 388, 395 492 F.3d 334, 343 513 F.3d 809, 813 518 F.3d 552, 558 533 F.3d 678, 680 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c)