Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1291 42 U.S.C. § 1981 Supreme Court 411 U.S. 792, 802 477 U.S. 242, 251 530 U.S. 133, 147-148 Circuit Courts 82 F.3d 980, 986 162 F.3d 708, 710 207 F.3d 305, 310 396 F.3d 1105, 1111 405 F.3d 1092 442 F.3d 812, 820 468 F.3d 1243, 1249-1250 472 F.3d 736, 745 483 F.3d 1106, 1112 490 F.3d 1224, 1227 493 F.3d 1160, 1168 495 F.3d 1157, 1161 497 F.3d 1108, 1119 507 F.3d 1257, 1258 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(1)(A) Fed. R. App. P. 28(a)(7) Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b) Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c) Federal Rules of Evidence Fed. R. Evid. 801