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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
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In the

United States Court of Appeals

For the Eleventh Circuit

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No. 24-13617

Non-Argument Calendar

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WALTER PETTAWAY, 

as Administrator of the Estate of 

Joseph Lee Pettaway, deceased, 

Plaintiff-Appellant,

versus

ERNEST N. FINLEY, JR., et al.,

Police Chief of the City of Montgomery, in his 

official and individual capacities,

Defendants,

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NICHOLAS D. BARBER, 

ERNEST N. FINLEY, 

THE CITY OF MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, 

Defendants-Appellees.

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Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Middle District of Alabama

D.C. Docket No. 2:19-cv-00008-ECM-JTA

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Before NEWSOM,GRANT, and BRASHER, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Walter Pettaway appeals from the district court’s January 

31, 2023 order granting in part the defendant’s motion for summary judgment. The district court’s order was not final and appealable, however, because it did not end the litigation on the merits. See 28 U.S.C. § 1291; Acheron Cap., Ltd. v. Mukamal, 

22 F.4th 979, 986 (11th Cir. 2022) (stating that an appealable final 

order ends the litigation on the merits and leaves nothing for the 

court to do but execute its judgment). Pettaway’s excessive force 

claim against defendant Nicholas Barber remains pending in this 

action, as the district court has not resolved it and the parties have 

moved to dismiss Barber’s pending interlocutory appeal regarding 

that claim. See Supreme Fuels Trading FZE v. Sargeant, 689 F.3d 1244, 

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1246 (11th Cir. 2012) (holding that an order that disposes of fewer 

than all claims against all parties to a civil action is not final or immediately appealable absent certification by the district court pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(b)).

Accordingly, this appeal is DISMISSED, sua sponte, for lack 

of jurisdiction. 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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