Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1291 Supreme Court 441 U.S. 471, 485 500 U.S. 90, 96 Circuit Courts 414 F.2d 128, 131 435 F.2d 1223, 1228 741 F.2d 315, 318 797 F.2d 845, 850 179 F.3d 767, 769 287 F.3d 936, 941 289 F.3d 1223, 1233 443 F.3d 1257, 1264 494 F.3d 1254, 1260 499 F.3d 1228, 1238 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 34(f) Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) 731 F. Supp. 643, 649