Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 2254 Supreme Court 284 U.S. 299 433 U.S. 72, 87 455 U.S. 586, 587-588 466 U.S. 341, 348-351 466 U.S. 668, 694 477 U.S. 478, 488-489 487 U.S. 266, 276 498 U.S. 411, 423-424 501 U.S. 722, 729-730 529 U.S. 446, 453 541 U.S. 27 Circuit Courts 785 F.2d 135 785 F.2d 138 17 F.3d 155, 161 217 F.3d 360, 364 224 F.3d 542, 555 227 F.3d 589, 593-594 228 F.3d 674, 681 265 F.3d 407, 417 281 F.3d 568, 578 395 F.3d 602, 612-613 395 F.3d 660, 679 405 F.3d 459, 485 426 F.3d 339, 352 474 F.3d 236, 248 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(a)