Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1291 Supreme Court 477 U.S. 317, 323 Circuit Courts 557 F.2d 1308, 1310 865 F.2d 964, 966 28 F.3d 971, 977 52 F.3d 901, 904 199 F.3d 1093, 1103-1104 210 F.3d 1099, 1105-1106 371 F.3d 543, 545 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 56 222 F. Supp. 2d 1151, 1154 954 F. Supp. 1073, 1080