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Nature of Suit Code: 791
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Cause of Action: 

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* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined

that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent

except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.

R. 47.5.4.

United States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit

FILED

April 7, 2004

Charles R. Fulbruge III

Clerk

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

 

No. 03-30907

Summary Calendar

 

DANIEL C. JENKINS,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

versus

CLECO CORP.; ET AL,

Defendants,

LIBERTY LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF BOSTON,

Defendant-Appellee.

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Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Western District of Louisiana

USDC No. 01-CV-1407

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Before JOLLY, JONES, and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

This court must examine the basis of its jurisdiction on

its own motion if necessary. Mosley v. Cozby, 813 F.2d 659, 660

(5th Cir. 1987). In the instant lawsuit, Daniel C. Jenkins filed

a notice of appeal from the district court’s order granting

summary judgment in favor of Liberty Life Assurance Company of

Boston (“Liberty Life”), dismissing Jenkins’ claims against

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Liberty Life regarding its denial of long-term disability

benefits with prejudice. Jenkins’ claims of disability

discrimination against CLECO Corporation remain to be

adjudicated. 

When an action involves multiple parties or multiple claims,

any decision that adjudicates the liability of fewer than all

the parties or disposes of fewer than all the claims does not

terminate the litigation and is therefore not appealable unless

certified by the district court under FED. R. CIV. P. 54(b). 

See Thompson v. Betts, 754 F.2d 1243, 1245 (5th Cir. 1985);

Borne v. A & P Boat Rentals No. 4, Inc., 755 F.2d 1131, 1133

(5th Cir. 1985). The district court has not certified the order

for appeal. Accordingly, this court is without jurisdiction. 

APPEAL DISMISSED.

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