Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1291 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Supreme Court 436 U.S. 1 Circuit Courts 848 F.2d 398, 412 168 F.3d 1185, 1190 263 F.3d 1143, 1149 275 F.3d 952, 957-958 398 F.3d 1210, 1216 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2) Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c)