Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1291 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Supreme Court 403 U.S. 388 457 U.S. 922, 924 Circuit Courts 476 F.2d 671, 675 683 F.2d 106 75 F.3d 1461, 1466 173 F.3d 1226, 1236 216 F.3d 897, 907 235 F.3d 1249, 1255 501 F.3d 1215, 1236 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 34(f) Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 58(a)(2)(A)