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Parties Involved:
Alfonso G. Sanchez
Appellant

Document Text:

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT

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In re: ALFONSO G. SANCHEZ, 

 Plaintiff - Appellant.

No. 16-2223

(D.C. No. 1:16-CV-00344-MV-KK)

(D. N.M.)

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ORDER

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Before GORSUCH, MATHESON, and PHILLIPS, Circuit Judges.

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We raise sua sponte the question of whether this court has jurisdiction to consider 

an appeal of the district court’s September 20, 2016 order. The district court remanded 

the case to the state court in which it originated after determining that the district court 

lacked subject matter jurisdiction over the 2011 state court guardianship action and that 

the removal was late. 

An order remanding a case to the state court from which it was removed is not 

appealable when the remand is based on lack of subject matter jurisdiction or a defect in 

the removal procedure. 28 U.S.C. § 1447(d); Powerex Corp. v. Reliant Energy Servs., 

551 U.S. 224, 229 (2007). 

Additionally, to the extent that Mr. Sanchez seeks review of the state court’s 2011 

determinations, “[i]t is well settled that federal district courts are without authority to 

review state court judgments where the relief sought is in the nature of appellate review.” 

FILED

United States Court of Appeals

Tenth Circuit

October 17, 2016

Elisabeth A. Shumaker

Clerk of Court

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Anderson v. Colorado, 793 F.2d 262, 263 (10th Cir. 1986) (citations omitted). 

APPEAL DISMISSED.

Entered for the Court

ELISABETH A. SHUMAKER, Clerk

by: Lindy Lucero Schaible

 Counsel to the Clerk

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