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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
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FILED

United States Court of Appeals

Tenth Circuit

July 22, 2008

Elisabeth A. Shumaker

Clerk of Court

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT

CHRISTINA L. HOLT,

Plaintiff,

v.

DON R. HUDGENS; STEPHEN

JOHNSON; ROAD ROCK, INC., a/k/a

Road Rock Promotions; SAN JUAN

COUNTY; SAN JUAN COUNTY

FAIR ASSOCIATION, INC.; DOES 1

THROUGH 50,

Defendants.

NAUTILUS INSURANCE COMPANY,

Plaintiff-In-Intervention -

Appellee,

v.

CHRISTINA L. HOLT; DON R.

HUDGENS; STEPHEN JOHNSON;

ROAD ROCK, INC., a/k/a Road Rock

Promotions; DOES 1 THROUGH 50,

Defendants-In-Intervention,

and

SAN JUAN COUNTY; SAN JUAN

COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION, INC.,

Defendants-In-Intervention -

Appellants.

No. 08-2011

(D.C. No. 1:06-CV-00431-WFD-LCS)

(D. New Mexico)

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ORDER

Before KELLY, HARTZ, and HOLMES, Circuit Judges.

This appeal is before the court based on two show cause orders questioning appellate

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

certification under Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b) as to the district court’s October 15, 2007 Order

appealed by Defendants San Juan County and San Juan County Fair Association or explicitly

adjudicating all remaining claims. See Stockman's Water Company, LLC v. Vaca Partners,

L.P., 425 F.3d 1263, 1264-66 (10th Cir. 2005); Lewis v. B. F. Goodrich Co., 850 F.2d 641,

645-46 (10th Cir. 1988). No responses were filed to the show cause orders, and no party

moved in the district court for the requested order.

In a December 11, 2007 Final Declaratory Judgment, the district court stated: 

In accordance with the Court’s Order dated October 15, 2007, the Court

FINDS that there is no just reason for delay, and that final judgment should be

entered in favor of Plaintiff-in-Intervention Nautilus Insurance Company upon

it Complaint for Declaratory Judgment. 

IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED , ADJUDGED, DECREED AND

DECLARED that Plaintiff-in-Intervention Nautilus Insurance Company owes

no duty to defend or indemnify either San Juan County Fair Association, Inc.,

or San Juan County in connection with the above-captioned cause, and that

Nautilus recover its allowable costs of action, if any.

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In Stockman’s Water Company, this court stated that “courts entering a Rule 54(b)

certification should ‘clearly articulate their reasons and make careful statements based on

the record supporting their determination of “finality” and “no just reason for delay” so that

we [can] review a Rule 54(b) order more intelligently[] and thus avoid jurisdictional

remands.’ ” Id. 425 F.3d at 1265 (quoting Old Republic Ins. Co. v. Durango Air Serv., Inc.,

283 F.3d 1222, 1225 n.5 (10th Cir. 2002)). 

Upon review, this court concludes that the district court’s December 11, 2007 Final

Declaratory Judgment fails to comply with the specific requirements for a Rule 54(b)

certification set forth by this court in the Stockman’s Water Company decision, and

consequently fails to provide this court with appellate jurisdiction over the district court’s

October 15, 2007 Order. 

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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