Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2) 28 U.S.C. § 2254 28 U.S.C. § 2254(b)(1) 28 U.S.C. § 2254(b)(2) Supreme Court 455 U.S. 509, 510 529 U.S. 473, 484 537 U.S. 322, 335-336 544 U.S. 269, 277 Circuit Courts 36 F.3d 1531, 1534 69 F.3d 1089, 1092 288 F.3d 1231, 1232-1235 383 F.3d 1152, 1160 490 F.3d 816, 818 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 34(f)