Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1291 28 U.S.C. § 2242 28 U.S.C. § 2243 28 U.S.C. § 2253 28 U.S.C. § 2254 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Supreme Court 542 U.S. 225, 232 547 U.S. 198, 202-210 Circuit Courts 808 F.2d 1410, 1414 971 F.2d 500, 502-505 59 F.3d 1046, 1048 216 F.3d 508, 511 260 F.3d 1039, 1043 351 F.3d 1324, 1326 468 F.3d 711, 713-714 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(c)