Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1291 28 U.S.C. § 2253 28 U.S.C. § 2254 28 U.S.C. § 2254(b)(1)(A) Supreme Court 477 U.S. 478, 489 501 U.S. 722, 750 526 U.S. 838, 842 529 U.S. 446, 451-453 Circuit Courts 216 F.3d 918, 923 254 F.3d 1155, 1159-1160 343 F.3d 1215, 1256 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2)