Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1291 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Supreme Court 411 U.S. 792, 802 415 U.S. 651, 673 465 U.S. 89, 98-99 473 U.S. 234, 241 509 U.S. 502, 526 517 U.S. 44, 67 527 U.S. 666 535 U.S. 1013 Circuit Courts 791 F.2d 1549, 1553 833 F.2d 1525, 1528 874 F.2d 1534, 1540 949 F.2d 1567, 1581 959 F.2d 1566, 1570 115 F.3d 1555, 1561 120 F.3d 1181, 1189 126 F.3d 856, 866 133 F.3d 1417, 1418 137 F.3d 1306, 1311 151 F.3d 1321 171 F.3d 1364, 1368-1369 205 F.3d 1272, 1274 216 F.3d 1281, 1284 244 F.3d 1253, 1259 320 F.3d 8 324 F.3d 1252, 1256 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(a)