Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1291 28 U.S.C. § 1331 42 U.S.C. § 1981 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Supreme Court 403 U.S. 388 429 U.S. 97, 99 446 U.S. 14 Circuit Courts 929 F.2d 550, 554 930 F.2d 1502, 1506-1507 57 F.3d 978, 979 160 F.3d 613, 624 215 F.3d 1159, 1161 216 F.3d 897, 906 240 F.3d 1287, 1289 493 F.3d 1210, 1215 519 F.3d 1242, 1247 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2)