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Parties Involved:
Jacen Lile Bridges
Appellant
United States
Appellee

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 07-2772

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United States of America, *

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Appellee, *

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v. *

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Jacen Lile Bridges, *

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Appellant. *

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Appeals from the United

No. 07-2775 States District Court for the

___________ Eastern District of Missouri.

United States of America, * [UNPUBLISHED]

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Appellee, *

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v. *

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Katrina Elizabeth Griffin, also known *

as Katrina Sartor, *

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Appellant. *

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Submitted: March 13, 2008

Filed: March 24, 2008

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Before MURPHY, BRIGHT, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

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Appellate Case: 07-2772 Page: 1 Date Filed: 03/24/2008 Entry ID: 3415858
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The Honorable Jean C. Hamilton, United States District Judge for the Eastern

District of Missouri.

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PER CURIAM.

Jacen Lile Bridges and Katrina Griffin were indicted in October 2004 for

conspiring to distribute more than a kilogram of heroin. They eventually moved to

dismiss for violation of the Speedy Trial Act, and the district court1 granted their

motions in July 2007 and dismissed the indictments against them without prejudice.

Bridges and Griffin appeal, arguing that the dismissals should have been with

prejudice. The United States contends that their appeals should be dismissed because

the district court order dismissing their indictment is not a final order within the

meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 1291. Because these appeals are neither from a final

judgment nor fit within the collateral order exception, see United States v. Holub, 944

F.2d 441 (8th Cir. 1991), they are dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.

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Appellate Case: 07-2772 Page: 2 Date Filed: 03/24/2008 Entry ID: 3415858