Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1291 28 U.S.C. § 2253(a) 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1) 28 U.S.C. § 2255 Supreme Court 404 U.S. 519, 520-521 466 U.S. 668, 687-694 529 U.S. 473, 484 Circuit Courts 935 F.2d 1106, 1110 179 F.3d 904, 914 447 F.3d 792, 796-797 448 F.3d 1223 468 F.3d 684, 689 487 F.3d 808, 815 517 F.3d 1212, 1216 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)