Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1291 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Supreme Court 311 U.S. 83, 88 442 U.S. 1, 7-12 457 U.S. 800, 818 461 U.S. 238, 250-251 482 U.S. 369, 375-378 483 U.S. 635, 640 490 U.S. 454, 460 515 U.S. 472 533 U.S. 194, 200-202 541 U.S. 176, 183 545 U.S. 209, 222-224 Circuit Courts 603 F.2d 805, 806-807 605 F.2d 661, 664 609 F.2d 866, 867 624 F.2d 172, 174 641 F.2d 274, 276-277 641 F.2d 868, 869-870 729 F.2d 1287, 1288 732 F.2d 1215, 1217 750 F.2d 653, 656-657 754 F.2d 841, 843-845 763 F.2d 341, 343 797 F.2d 574, 577 801 F.2d 1080, 1089 881 F.2d 719, 721 936 F.2d 1064, 1065-1066 237 F.3d 1101, 1106 239 F.3d 169, 171 306 F.3d 895, 901-903 334 F.3d 910, 914 461 F.3d 1123, 1127-1128 477 F.3d 652, 658-659