Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1291 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Supreme Court 408 U.S. 564, 571 427 U.S. 347, 373 445 U.S. 507, 518 470 U.S. 532, 546 472 U.S. 511, 526 502 U.S. 164, 179 516 U.S. 299, 309 533 U.S. 194, 201 536 U.S. 730, 739-743 Circuit Courts 739 F.2d 553, 556-557 886 F.2d 373, 377-378 927 F.2d 559, 562 102 F.3d 1179, 1182 123 F.3d 1429, 1433-1434 132 F.3d 1359, 1367 156 F.3d 1131, 373-1133 173 F.3d 1305, 1307 211 F.3d 1346 218 F.3d 1267 248 F.3d 1117 268 F.3d 1014, 1022 325 F.3d 1228, 1233 334 F.3d 991, 995-996 370 F.3d 1252, 1264