Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1332 28 U.S.C. § 1915 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Circuit Courts 462 F.2d 396, 400 935 F.2d 1106, 1110 425 F.3d 836, 840 492 F.3d 1158, 1161 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 34(a) Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 20(a)