Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1291 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Circuit Courts 182 F.3d 1153, 1154 206 F.3d 1021, 1026 497 F.3d 1108, 1116 510 F.3d 1196, 1200 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2) Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c)