Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1291 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Supreme Court 429 U.S. 97, 104-107 475 U.S. 796, 799 477 U.S. 317, 322 489 U.S. 378, 385-391 494 U.S. 210, 227-231 503 U.S. 1, 7 509 U.S. 579 511 U.S. 825, 833-844 533 U.S. 194, 200-201 Circuit Courts 682 F.2d 1237, 1253 910 F.2d 1248, 1250 956 F.2d 949, 951 1 F.3d 1063, 1068 9 F.3d 1475, 1477 69 F.3d 1089, 1093 81 F.3d 988, 994 85 F.3d 1113, 1118 132 F.3d 1234, 1240 165 F.3d 803, 811 172 F.3d 756, 760 199 F.3d 1220, 1224 218 F.3d 1205, 1209-1210 252 F.3d 1124, 1128 318 F.3d 1183, 1187 337 F.3d 1221, 1231 339 F.3d 1205, 1212 366 F.3d 869, 875 427 F.3d 745, 751-753 439 F.3d 1227, 1231-1236 455 F.3d 1146, 1150-1152 471 F.3d 1155, 1160 511 F.3d 1255, 1264 519 F.3d 1216, 1220