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Parties Involved:
Brandon Baker
Appellant
Blue Credit Union
Appellee
Wells Fargo
Appellee

Document Text:

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT

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BRANDON BAKER, 

 Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

WELLS FARGO, a Colorado corporation; 

BLUE CREDIT UNION, a Colorado 

corporation, 

 Defendants - Appellees.

No. 20-1074

(D.C. No. 1:19-CV-03416-RBJ-NYM)

(D. Colo.)

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ORDER

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Before BRISCOE, HARTZ, and HOLMES, Circuit Judges.

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Appellant Brandon Baker, proceeding pro se, filed a notice of appeal of the district 

court’s January 31, 2020 minute order directing Mr. Baker to “limit his response to the 

issues raised [in Blue Credit Union’s motion to dismiss] and not rehash issues that have 

been decided, e.g., his request for a default judgment.” 

Upon review of the preliminary record and district court docket, this court entered 

an order directing Mr. Baker to file a written response addressing the basis for this court 

to exercise jurisdiction over this appeal. Mr. Baker has filed a response to this court’s 

order asserting that he is appealing the district court’s denial of his motion for default 

judgment and denial of reconsideration. 

FILED

United States Court of Appeals

Tenth Circuit

April 2, 2020

Christopher M. Wolpert

Clerk of Court

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We have jurisdiction over appeals from all final decisions of the district courts 

under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. Final decisions are those that “end the litigation on the merits 

and leave nothing for the court to do but execute the judgment.” See Utah v. Norton, 396 

F.3d 1281, 1286 (10th Cir. 2005). “[T]o be final, a decision must reflect the termination 

as to all parties and causes of action.” See Dodge v. Cotter Corp., 328 F.3d 1212, 1221 

(10th Cir. 2003).

The district court denied Mr. Baker’s motion for default judgment on January 13, 

2020, and denied his motion for reconsideration on January 23, 2020. Neither those 

orders, nor the January 31, 2020 order, are final decisions under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. 

Further, a review of the district court docket shows that proceedings in the district court 

are ongoing. Because the district court has not yet entered a final decision under § 1291, 

we lack jurisdiction to consider this appeal.

APPEAL DISMISSED.

Entered for the Court

CHRISTOPHER M. WOLPERT, Clerk

By: Sunil N. Rao

 Counsel to the Clerk

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