Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1292(a)(1) 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Supreme Court 429 U.S. 97, 103-105 511 U.S. 825, 834 521 U.S. 507 Circuit Courts 186 F.2d 676, 678 570 F.2d 317 639 F.2d 559, 574-575 47 F.3d 966, 969 76 F.3d 468, 482 162 F.3d 1058, 1062 242 F.3d 950, 955-963 253 F.3d 1234, 1250 302 F.3d 1104, 1111 348 F.3d 1182, 1189 389 F.3d 973, 975 427 F.3d 745, 751 441 F.3d 1101, 1121 483 F.3d 1044, 1056-1057 525 F.3d 925, 927 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2)