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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 

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The Honorable John F. Forster, Jr., United States Magistrate Judge for the

Eastern District of Arkansas.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 05-1520

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Anthony C. Kenney, *

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Appellant, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the

* Eastern District of Arkansas.

Swift Transportation, Inc., *

* [UNPUBLISHED]

Appellee. *

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Submitted: December 28, 2005

Filed: December 29, 2005

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Before MELLOY, HANSEN, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Anthony Kenney appeals after the magistrate judge1

 denied his motion to

reopen his employment-discrimination case that had been administratively terminated

pending the outcome of binding arbitration. Having carefully reviewed the record and

the parties’ submissions on appeal, we cannot discern whether Kenney is appealing

the magistrate judge’s order or the underlying arbitration award. If he seeks to appeal

the order, this court lacks jurisdiction because the parties did not consent to the

magistrate judge’s authority to enter a final, appealable order, and absent that consent,

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Kenney was required to seek review in the district court before appealing to this court.

See LeGear v. Thalacker, 46 F.3d 36, 36-37 (8th Cir. 1995) (per curiam). If he seeks

to appeal the arbitration award, this court lacks jurisdiction because neither the district

court nor the magistrate judge entered a final order, an appealable interlocutory order,

or any decision at all regarding the merits of the arbitration award. See 28 U.S.C.

§ 1291 (courts of appeals shall have jurisdiction from all final decisions of district

courts).

Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. We deny appellee’s

pending motion.

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