Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1291 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Circuit Courts 906 F.2d 1386, 1390 105 F.3d 562, 564 211 F.3d 527, 533 362 F.3d 692, 695-697 435 F.3d 1252, 1258 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2) Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(c)(1)(B) Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(c)(2)