Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1)(A) 28 U.S.C. § 2254 Supreme Court 529 U.S. 473, 484 Circuit Courts 15 F.3d 1538, 1557-1566 48 F.3d 1127, 1132 120 F.3d 1136, 1138 146 F.3d 815, 819 441 F.3d 1238, 1249 497 F.3d 1151, 1153 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)