Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1291 42 U.S.C. § 1981 Supreme Court 411 U.S. 792, 802 Circuit Courts 927 F.2d 1156, 1159-1162 29 F.3d 1450, 1457 42 F.3d 712, 717 82 F.3d 980, 988 112 F.3d 1398, 1403 113 F.3d 1170, 1173 160 F.3d 613, 624 232 F.3d 808, 814 355 F.3d 1263, 1266 366 F.3d 1168, 1176 413 F.3d 1163, 1167 417 F.3d 1144, 1149 432 F.3d 1114, 1127 452 F.3d 1193, 1203 458 F.3d 1177, 1181 460 F.3d 1304, 1310 480 F.3d 1192, 1197 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 34(a) Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c) 24 F. Supp. 2d 1169, 1174