Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1291 28 U.S.C. § 2412(b) 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(1)(A) Code of Federal Regulations 8 C.F.R. § 287.8 Supreme Court 501 U.S. 32, 45-46 Circuit Courts 725 F.2d 1192, 1196 916 F.2d 492, 495-497 920 F.2d 1423, 1425 959 F.2d 753, 754-755 976 F.2d 541, 550 77 F.3d 324, 326 78 F.3d 431, 436 94 F.3d 1270, 1279 115 F.3d 644, 649 194 F.3d 1045, 1052 220 F.3d 1120, 1124-1125 239 F.3d 989, 993-994 249 F.3d 1121, 1126 327 F.3d 788, 793