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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
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[DO NOT PUBLISH]

In the

United States Court of Appeals

For the Eleventh Circuit

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No. 24-13642

Non-Argument Calendar

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MATTHEW A. TOBIN, 

Plaintiff-Appellant,

versus

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, 

OKALOOSA CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION, 

FLORIDA STATE PRISON, 

CHARLOTTE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION, 

SANTA ROSA CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION, 

Defendants-Appellees.

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2 Opinion of the Court 24-13642

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Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Northern District of Florida

D.C. Docket No. 3:24-cv-00356-MCR-HTC

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Before GRANT, LAGOA, and BRASHER, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

This appeal is DISMISSED, sua sponte, for lack of jurisdiction. Matthew Tobin, proceeding pro se, appeals from the magistrate judge’s October 25, 2024 order denying his motion for default 

judgment or, alternatively, change of venue and striking his filing 

titled “Notice.” We lack jurisdiction to review the order because it 

has not been reviewed or rendered final by the district court. See

28 U.S.C. § 1291 (providing that appellate jurisdiction is generally 

limited to “final decisions of the district courts”); Donovan v. Sarasota Concrete Co., 693 F.2d 1061, 1066-67 (11th Cir. 1982) (“Decisions 

by a magistrate [judge] pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b) are not final 

orders and may not be appealed until rendered final by a district 

court.”); United States v. Schultz, 565 F.3d 1353, 1359 (11th Cir. 2009) 

(explaining that we lack jurisdiction to review a magistrate judge’s 

decision if the district court had no opportunity to review it).

All pending motions are DENIED as moot. No petition for 

rehearing may be filed unless it complies with the timing and other 

requirements of 11th Cir. R. 40-3 and all other applicable rules. 

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