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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
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FILED

United States Court of Appeals

Tenth Circuit

September 24, 2008

Elisabeth A. Shumaker

Clerk of Court

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT

EDWARD ALLEN, 

 Plaintiff - Appellant, 

v. 

JOE ORTIZ, Executive Director D.O.C.;

TOM JORDAN; FRED FIGUERA;

COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF

CORRECTIONS; CORRECTIONS

CORPORATION OF AMERICA;

DAVID NELLIS; LT. WILLIAMS, 

 Defendants - Appellees.

No. 08-1300

 (D.C. No. 1:07-CV-137-ZLW-BNB)

 (D. Colorado)

ORDER

Before TACHA, BRISCOE, and GORSUCH, Circuit Judges.

Plaintiff Edward Allen, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, appeals an interlocutory

order of the district court entered July 16, 2008 overruling his objections to three orders

entered by a magistrate judge, and an order entered July 30, 2008 denying his motion for

reconsideration.

“Federal appellate jurisdiction generally depends on the existence of a decision by the

District Court that ‘ends the litigation on the merits and leaves nothing for the court to do but

execute the judgment.’ ” Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. v. McGlamery, 74 F.3d 218, 221

(10th Cir. 1996) (quoting Coopers & Lybrand v. Liversay, 437 U.S. 463, 467 (1978)). And,

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in Will v. Hallock, 546 U.S. 345 (2006), the Supreme Court stressed that very few types of

interlocutory orders can qualify as immediately appealable collateral orders. The

requirements are strict and “unless they are kept so, the underlying doctrine will overpower

the substantial finality interests [28 U.S.C.] § 1291 is meant to further.” Id. at 349.

Upon review, the court finds that the orders appealed by Plaintiff Allen do not

constitute final or immediately appealable decisions under § 1291 or under any recognized

exception to the final judgment rule. These orders may be appealed upon entry of a final

judgment in the underlying civil rights action.

The appeal is DISMISSED for lack of appellate jurisdiction. The mandate shall issue

forthwith.

Entered for the Court,

Elisabeth A. Shumaker, Clerk

Kathleen T. Clifford

Attorney - Deputy Clerk

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