Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1291 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b) 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Supreme Court 376 U.S. 254, 270 398 U.S. 6, 13-14 418 U.S. 264, 284-286 485 U.S. 46, 50 497 U.S. 1, 20 Circuit Courts 778 F.2d 711, 717 127 F.3d 122, 128 140 F.3d 1367, 1370 183 F.3d 1253, 1255 250 F.3d 1299, 1301 261 F.3d 1275, 1293-1294 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(c)