Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1291 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Circuit Courts 935 F.2d 1106, 1110 415 F.3d 1105, 1108 512 F.3d 1283, 1290 534 F.3d 1227, 1235 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2) Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c)