Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2) 28 U.S.C. § 2254 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d)(1) 28 U.S.C. § 2254(e)(1) Supreme Court 404 U.S. 519, 520 443 U.S. 307, 319 529 U.S. 473, 484 537 U.S. 322, 336 541 U.S. 36, 68 Circuit Courts 297 F.3d 1036, 1055 374 F.3d 935, 938 376 F.3d 1193, 1196 392 F.3d 1166, 1175 439 F.3d 1221, 1225 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2)