KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:
We have convened in banc to consider whether an order denying a motion for appointed counsel in an in forma pauperis action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 is immediately appealable under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We hold that it is not.
I.
Section 1291 provides for appellate review of "final decisions" of the district courts. As a general rule, a district court's decision is final and appealable under this section...
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