Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1291 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Circuit Courts 570 F.2d 317, 318-319 3 F.3d 1357, 1365 254 F.3d 1223, 1229 499 F.3d 1228, 1238 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2) Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(2)