Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1292(c)(1) 28 U.S.C. § 1338(a) 28 U.S.C. § 2201(a) Supreme Court 528 U.S. 216, 222 547 U.S. 388 Circuit Courts 362 F.2d 515, 520 538 F.2d 14, 20-21 642 F.2d 1129, 1132 686 F.2d 750, 753 886 F.2d 1081, 1087 64 F.3d 1330, 1335 144 F.3d 229, 236-237 188 F.3d 1115, 1121 261 F.3d 1188, 1200 310 F.3d 1360, 1367 434 F.3d 1150, 1155-1156 448 F.3d 1118, 1123 467 F.3d 1104, 1105-1106 487 F.3d 701, 713-714 492 F.3d 1377, 1383 518 F. Supp. 2d 1197, 1212

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