Authorities Cited: United States Code 11 U.S.C. § 362 28 U.S.C. § 1291 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Supreme Court 429 U.S. 97, 106 501 U.S. 294 511 U.S. 825 512 U.S. 477 Circuit Courts 639 F.2d 559, 575 935 F.2d 1106, 1110 969 F.2d 675, 677 48 F.3d 1134, 1138 115 F.3d 1442, 1450 165 F.3d 803, 811 348 F.3d 1250, 1254 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 34(f) Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c)