Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1291 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2) Supreme Court 514 U.S. 499, 504 515 U.S. 472 529 U.S. 244 529 U.S. 473, 484 537 U.S. 322, 336 Circuit Courts 785 F.2d 267 161 F.3d 1249, 1258-1259 223 F.3d 1191, 1193-1195 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2)