Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1291 Supreme Court 440 U.S. 173, 188-189 521 U.S. 507 539 U.S. 306, 327 544 U.S. 709 544 U.S. 725 548 U.S. 81, 94 Circuit Courts 926 F.2d 680, 686 74 F.3d 1545 372 F.3d 979, 987-989 422 F.3d 366 472 F.3d 174, 190-217 482 F.3d 33, 35-42 487 F.3d 548, 551 497 F.3d 272, 285 523 F.3d 864, 867-868 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(e)(2)