d under ("9] Rule 54(b), an order must possess the "degree of finality required to meet the appealability requirements of 28 U.S.C. § 1291." Acha v. Beame, 570 F.2d 57, 62 (2d Cir. 1978). This degree of finality is "defined as a judgment 'which ends the litigation on the merits and leaves nothing for

under [""9] Rule 54(b), an order must possess the "degree of finality required to meet the appealability requirements of 28 U.S.C. § 1291." Acha v. Beame, 570 F.2d 57, 62 (2d Cir. 1978). This degree of finality is "defined as a judgment 'which ends the litigation on the merits and leaves nothing for