Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1)(B) 28 U.S.C. § 2254 28 U.S.C. § 2255 Supreme Court 521 U.S. 320 Circuit Courts 208 F.2d 844 300 F.2d 381 761 F.2d 1524, 1527 826 F.2d 974 930 F.2d 832, 835 114 F.3d 1083, 1084 151 F.3d 1335, 1337 161 F.3d 1273, 1280 167 F.3d 451 174 F.3d 333 206 F.3d 1106, 1130 209 F.3d 314 217 F.3d 1341 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)