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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
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UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT

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REYNALDO Y. VILLA, 

 Petitioner - Appellant, 

v.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF 

COLORADO; THE ATTORNEY 

GENERAL OF THE STATE OF 

COLORADO,

 Respondents - Appellees.

No. 15-1120

(D.C. No. 1:14-CV-03502-GPG)

(D. Colo.)

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ORDER

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This matter is before the court on the Motion to Dismiss Appeal without Prejudice. 

Upon consideration, the appellant’s motion is granted, as modified by the court and as 

provided below.

This court does not follow the same procedure as the trial courts for dismissing a 

case. All dismissals of cases filed in this court are considered to be “with prejudice.” 

Since this court did not have jurisdiction to hear the appellant’s appeal in the first place, 

the case was never properly before the court. The appellant can seek appellate review 

once final judgment has been entered, so long as the appellant follows the applicable 

rules for filing an appeal. Therefore, dismissal “without prejudice” is unnecessary to 

preserve the appellant’s right to appeal once the district court case has concluded.

FILED

United States Court of Appeals

Tenth Circuit

April 17, 2015

Elisabeth A. Shumaker

Clerk of Court

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This appeal is dismissed. A copy of this order shall stand as and for the mandate of 

this court.

Entered for the Court

ELISABETH A. SHUMAKER, Clerk

by: Lara Smith

 Counsel to the Clerk

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