Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2) 28 U.S.C. § 2254 28 U.S.C. § 2254(e)(2) Supreme Court 404 U.S. 519, 520 474 U.S. 52, 57 529 U.S. 473, 484 530 U.S. 466 537 U.S. 322, 327-338 542 U.S. 296 Circuit Courts 935 F.2d 1106, 1110 400 F.3d 844, 848 427 F.3d 767, 775 486 F.3d 655, 679 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)