Authorities Cited: United States Code 23 U.S.C. § 2254 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1)(A) 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2) 28 U.S.C. § 2254 Supreme Court 428 U.S. 465, 482 529 U.S. 473, 484 537 U.S. 322, 336 Circuit Courts 297 F.3d 975, 980 318 F.3d 1183, 1187 503 F.3d 1147, 1152 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2)