Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1291 29 U.S.C. § 791 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Code of Federal Regulations 29 C.F.R. § 1614.504(a) Supreme Court 536 U.S. 101, 114 Circuit Courts 451 F.2d 1287, 1289 736 F.2d 661, 664 923 F.2d 1404, 1407-1408 126 F.3d 347, 348 165 F.3d 1321, 1326 211 F.3d 527, 533 217 F.3d 1299, 1305-1306 281 F.3d 1099, 1104-1105 306 F.3d 982, 1001 328 F.3d 1267, 1274 347 F.3d 1208, 1210-1211 426 F.3d 1304, 1317 488 F.3d 868, 873 497 F.3d 1160 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 43(c)(2) Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1)