Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1291 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Supreme Court 512 U.S. 477 520 U.S. 461, 468 542 U.S. 74, 82 Circuit Courts 588 F.2d 1313, 1315 591 F.2d 615, 617 843 F.2d 421, 431 935 F.2d 1106, 1110 950 F.2d 656, 659 968 F.2d 1017, 1021 18 F.3d 1492, 1499 118 F.3d 702, 704 252 F.3d 1010, 1012 360 F.3d 1191, 1197-1198 418 F.3d 1116, 1119-1124 435 F.3d 1252, 1258 465 F.3d 444, 449 470 F.3d 954, 958 492 F.3d 1158, 1160-1162 502 F.3d 1147, 1152 528 F.3d 773, 781 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2)