Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 294(a) 28 U.S.C. § 1291 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Supreme Court 384 U.S. 436 457 U.S. 307, 320 457 U.S. 800, 818 460 U.S. 325, 328 468 U.S. 609, 617 472 U.S. 511, 526 515 U.S. 304, 313 516 U.S. 299, 313 533 U.S. 194, 200 Circuit Courts 768 F.2d 1186, 1189-1190 818 F.2d 1411, 1420 127 F.3d 919, 927 199 F.3d 1037 245 F.3d 1151, 1156 254 F.3d 946, 952-953 455 F.3d 1146, 1151