Authorities Cited: United States Code 28 U.S.C. § 1291 28 U.S.C. § 1331 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Supreme Court 429 U.S. 97, 102-103 436 U.S. 658 489 U.S. 378, 390 503 U.S. 115, 120 Circuit Courts 798 F.2d 9 817 F.2d 865, 869 820 F.2d 1245, 1262 852 F.2d 592, 593 127 F.3d 72 274 F.3d 521, 523 292 F.3d 235, 242 326 F.3d 1302, 1306-1307 353 F.3d 36, 39 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m) Federal Rules of Evidence Fed. R. Evid. 201