Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1291 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Supreme Court 511 U.S. 825, 828-844 Circuit Courts 667 F.2d 870, 880 935 F.2d 1106, 1110 31 F.3d 979, 984 80 F.3d 1433, 1441 108 F.3d 1199, 1205 196 F.3d 1292, 1300 218 F.3d 1205, 1209 241 F.3d 1267 439 F.3d 1227, 1230 445 F.3d 1254, 1258 455 F.3d 1146, 1150-1151 461 F.3d 1218, 1221 465 F.3d 1210, 1214 516 F.3d 912, 916 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2) Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c)