Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1292 42 U.S.C. § 1981 Circuit Courts 688 F.2d 552, 561 784 F.2d 1546, 1557 994 F.2d 1101, 1106 150 F.3d 1011, 1019-1020 208 F.3d 288, 295 318 F.3d 937, 946 327 F.3d 938 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 23 Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(f)