Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1291 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Supreme Court 392 U.S. 1, 20-31 446 U.S. 544, 554 457 U.S. 800, 818 460 U.S. 491, 500 469 U.S. 221, 231-233 472 U.S. 511, 525-527 475 U.S. 335, 341 490 U.S. 386, 394-397 519 U.S. 408, 414 533 U.S. 194, 205 543 U.S. 194, 198-199 Circuit Courts 747 F.2d 338, 352 49 F.3d 1154, 1159 150 F.3d 561, 563 174 F.3d 809, 815 310 F.3d 937, 944 319 F.3d 843 395 F.3d 291, 309 408 F.3d 305, 310-311 440 F.3d 363, 372 444 F.3d 725, 742 460 F.3d 768 482 F.3d 840, 847-849 496 F.3d 482, 486