Authorities Cited: United States Code 42 U.S.C. § 1981 Supreme Court 411 U.S. 792 450 U.S. 248, 256 Circuit Courts 91 F.3d 1398, 1399 157 F.3d 1211, 1215 189 F.3d 1304 208 F.3d 847, 857-858 358 F.3d 743, 749 388 F.3d 1312, 1325-1327 414 F.3d 1266, 1274-1279 456 F.3d 1215, 1218-1224 474 F.3d 675, 680 475 F.3d 1179, 1187 487 F.3d 790, 799-805 502 F.3d 1176, 1186-1187 502 F.3d 1215, 1227-1228 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 34(f)