Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1738 42 U.S.C. § 11601 42 U.S.C. § 11603 42 U.S.C. § 11603(a) 42 U.S.C. § 11603(b) Supreme Court 449 U.S. 90, 96 535 U.S. 43, 49-50 543 U.S. 978 Circuit Courts 833 F.2d 208, 211 950 F.2d 1437, 1441 7 F.3d 1427, 1434 42 F.3d 1185, 1198 63 F.3d 217, 221 69 F.3d 321, 326 103 F.3d 796, 801 140 F.3d 927, 945-946 191 F.3d 23 255 F.3d 734, 740 311 F.3d 942, 944-945 362 F.3d 702, 723 392 F.3d 1009, 1013 415 F.3d 1028, 1034-1035 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(e) Fed. R. Civ. P. 61 26 F. Supp. 2d 240, 244 181 F. Supp. 2d 136, 152-154 220 F. Supp. 2d 1347, 1362-1363 225 F. Supp. 2d 1337, 1348 250 F. Supp. 2d 872, 875 272 F. Supp. 2d 553, 561-564 390 F. Supp. 2d 1269, 1282 959 F. Supp. 413, 418