Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 2 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2) 28 U.S.C. § 2254 Supreme Court 404 U.S. 519, 520 407 U.S. 514, 530 529 U.S. 473, 484 537 U.S. 322, 327-338 Circuit Courts 905 F.2d 314, 318 935 F.2d 1106, 1110 106 F.3d 1498, 1504 390 F.3d 1254, 1260 451 F.3d 675, 699 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)