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Nature of Suit Code: 620
Nature of Suit: Forfeiture and Penalty - Food and Drug Acts
Cause of Action: 

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F ILED

United States Court of Appeals

Tenth Circuit

Mar ch 3, 2008

Elisabeth A. Shumaker

Clerk of Court

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff ! Appellee,

v.

72,100.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY,

Defendant.

AHMAD R. SHAYESTEH,

Claimant ! Appellant.

No.07-4250

(D.C. No. 2:03-CV-140-DS)

ORDER

Before LUCERO, TYMKOVICH, and GORSUCH, Circuit Judges.

Defendant Ahmad Shayesteh, proceeding pro se, appeals the district court’s

October 16, 2007 Order, which granted Plaintiff United States of America’s “motion

for Presentence Report to be disclosed during trial” in the underlying civil forfeiture

proceedings. 

“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

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Corp. v. McGlamery, 74 F.3d 218, 221 (10th Cir. 1996) (quoting Coopers &

Lybrand v. Liversay, 437 U.S. 463, 467 (1978)). 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 October 16, 2007 Order appealed by

Defendant does not constitute a final or immediately appealable decision under

§ 1291 or under any recognized exception to the final judgment rule. This order may

be appealed after entry of a final judgment by the district court in the underlying

forfeiture proceedings.

The appeal is DISMISSED for lack of appellate jurisdiction. 

Entered for the Court,

Elisabeth A. Shumaker, Clerk

Kathleen T. Clifford

Attorney - Deputy Clerk

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