Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c) 28 U.S.C. § 2255 28 U.S.C. § 2255(f) 28 U.S.C. § 2255(h) Code of Federal Regulations 28 C.F.R. § 543.11(d)(2) 28 C.F.R. § 543.11(j) Supreme Court 544 U.S. 923 Circuit Courts 223 F.3d 1217, 1220 224 F.3d 129, 133-136 225 F.3d 1187, 1193 232 F.3d 799, 808 258 F.3d 1191, 1200 304 F.3d 918, 924-925 317 F.3d 1133, 1138 432 F.3d 1021, 1027-1028 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2)