Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1915 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(1) 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(1)(A) 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2) 28 U.S.C. § 2254 Supreme Court 466 U.S. 147, 152 529 U.S. 473, 484 536 U.S. 101, 113 544 U.S. 408, 418 Circuit Courts 32 F.3d 452, 455 141 F.3d 976 177 F.3d 390, 392 202 F.3d 283 215 F.3d 1338 223 F.3d 1217, 1220 318 F.3d 1183, 1187-1188 449 F.3d 1065, 1069-1070 481 F.3d 1249, 1255-1256 497 F.3d 1077, 1079 507 F.3d 1230, 1232 512 F.3d 1304, 1307 515 F.3d 149 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 24