Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1291 28 U.S.C. § 2253(a) 28 U.S.C. § 2254 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d) Supreme Court 466 U.S. 668, 687 466 U.S. 687 Circuit Courts 335 F.3d 1207, 1216 383 F.3d 1152, 1170 461 F.3d 1303, 1312 486 F.3d 655, 663 496 F.3d 1133 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2) Fed. R. App. P. 43(c)(2)