Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1291 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Circuit Courts 562 F.2d 15, 19 877 F.2d 1524, 1527 990 F.2d 1169, 1173 993 F.2d 722, 726 31 F.3d 979, 984 34 F.3d 932, 941 87 F.3d 406, 409-411 213 F.3d 519, 529 315 F.3d 1271, 1278 346 F.3d 1225, 1236 353 F.3d 862, 866 431 F.3d 1241, 1255 443 F.3d 1257, 1264 483 F.3d 657, 665 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 50(a)(1) 43 F. Supp. 2d 1252, 1259 267 F. Supp. 2d 1081, 1113 494 F. Supp. 318, 320 669 F. Supp. 1038, 1043 725 F. Supp. 1157, 1174 731 F. Supp. 149, 153