Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) 28 U.S.C. § 2254 Supreme Court 489 U.S. 346, 351 544 U.S. 133, 141 Circuit Courts 950 F.2d 656, 659 45 F.3d 979, 985 59 F.3d 1089, 1092 82 F.3d 364, 366 91 F.3d 1411, 1412 172 F.3d 1262, 1268 195 F.3d 573, 579 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2)