Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2) 28 U.S.C. § 2254 Supreme Court 404 U.S. 519, 520 476 U.S. 79 487 U.S. 81, 88 513 U.S. 298, 327 523 U.S. 614, 623 537 U.S. 322, 336 Circuit Courts 935 F.2d 1106, 1110 135 F.3d 1333, 1338 268 F.3d 970, 976 310 F.3d 1231, 1249 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)