Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1291 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b) Supreme Court 414 U.S. 538, 550-554 432 U.S. 385, 393-394 462 U.S. 345, 352-354 Circuit Courts 695 F.2d 494, 501 697 F.2d 452, 458 735 F.2d 923, 933-935 838 F.2d 962, 964 909 F.2d 1097, 1099 51 F.3d 1293, 1298 55 F.3d 269, 272 123 F.3d 1317, 1319-1320 166 F.3d 1248, 1256 437 F.3d 1235, 1238 441 F.3d 197, 210-212 478 F.3d 771, 773 495 F.3d 452, 455 513 F.3d 784, 787 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(c)(1) Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(f) Fed. R. Civ. P. 24(a) Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b)