Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1291 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Supreme Court 452 U.S. 337, 347 501 U.S. 294, 304 511 U.S. 825, 832 533 U.S. 194, 201 Circuit Courts 257 F.3d 1164, 1168 337 F.3d 1220, 1221 360 F.3d 1191, 1197 393 F.3d 1111, 1115 478 F.3d 1108, 1115 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2) Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(d)(1)