Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1)(B) 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2) 28 U.S.C. § 2255 Supreme Court 457 U.S. 31, 42 529 U.S. 473, 484 537 U.S. 322, 336 Circuit Courts 241 F.3d 1279, 1282 318 F.3d 1183, 1187 327 F.3d 1148, 1153 447 F.3d 792, 797 472 F.3d 1227, 1236 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2)