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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

August 25, 2010

Elisabeth A. Shumaker

Clerk of Court

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT

TIMOTHY HATTEN,

 Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

ISAAC FREEBORN; MARNE BOYLE;

A. MERRITT; B. GREENWOOD; J.P.

YOUNG; RUSSELL DeGROOTE; DR.

JOHN DOE; B. CINK; E. REICHERT;

KEN EVERHART; GREGORY

KIZZIAH,

 Defendants - Appellees. 

No. 10-1205

(D.C. No. 1:09-CV-02729-CMA-MJW)

ORDER

Before TACHA, GORSUCH, and HOLMES, Circuit Judges.

This appeal is before the court based on a show cause order questioning appellate

jurisdiction and directing the parties to obtain a district court order either containing a final

judgment under Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b) as to the March 17, 2010 Order appealed by Plaintiff

Timothy Hatten or explicitly resolving Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment claims against the

remaining eight Defendants. See Stockman’s Water Company, LLC v. Vaca Partners, L.P.,

425 F.3d 1263, 1265 (10th Cir. 2005); Lewis v. B. F. Goodrich Co., 850 F.2d 641, 645-46

(10th Cir. 1988). 

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This court lacks jurisdiction. The parties did not move in the district court for a Rule

54(b) certification and did not file anything in this court explaining their failure to do so.

Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment claims against several Defendants remain unresolved in the

district court. Consequently, the March 17, 2010 Order and the April 26, 2010 Order

appealed by Plaintiff are interlocutory and not immediately appealable under 28 U.S.C.

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

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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