Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1291 28 U.S.C. § 1738 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Circuit Courts 162 F.3d 587, 598 234 F.3d 1121, 1124-1125 482 F.3d 1277, 1278 516 F.3d 1189, 1194 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2) Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c)