Authorities Cited: United States Code 2 U.S.C. § 2253(c) 28 U.S.C. § 2107 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2) 28 U.S.C. § 2255 Supreme Court 16 U.S. 757, 768 466 U.S. 668, 688 537 U.S. 322, 327 Circuit Courts 747 F.2d 111, 112 932 F.2d 1043, 1048 242 F.3d 110, 112 250 F.3d 79, 82 367 F.3d 74, 79 422 F.3d 72, 76 506 F.3d 162, 166 516 F.3d 553 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(1) Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 5 Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(e)