Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1291 28 U.S.C. § 2253(a) 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2) Supreme Court 404 U.S. 519, 520-521 416 U.S. 637, 643 431 U.S. 145, 156-157 497 U.S. 764, 780 512 U.S. 154 518 U.S. 37, 39-40 529 U.S. 473, 484 537 U.S. 322, 336 Circuit Courts 46 F.3d 979, 984 163 F.3d 1222, 1227 222 F.3d 1245, 1258 277 F.3d 1203, 1220 302 F.3d 1189, 1196 306 F.3d 982, 999 343 F.3d 1215, 1243 374 F.3d 935, 938 426 F.3d 1241, 1255 481 F.3d 1249, 1254 487 F.3d 808, 815 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 34(a) Fed. R. App. P. 43(c)(2)