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Parties Involved:
Billy R. Melot
Appellant
Lee Roberson
Appellee
Bobby Shaw
Appellee
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT

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BILLY R. MELOT, 

 Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

LEE ROBERSON; UNITED STATES OF 

AMERICA; BOBBY SHAW, 

 Defendants - Appellees.

No. 15-2176

(D.C. No. 2:15-CV-00235-LH-CG)

(D. N.M.)

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ORDER

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Before KELLY, GORSUCH, and PHILLIPS, Circuit Judges.

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

this appeal. Billy Melot seeks to appeal a magistrate judge’s order granting protective 

orders to two defendants. The district court proceedings are ongoing with a district judge 

presiding.

Absent both designation by the district court and consent of the parties under 28 

U.S.C. § 636(c), a magistrate judge is not authorized to render a final appealable 

decision. Colo. Bldg. & Constr. Trades Council v. Anderson Constr., 879 F.2d 809, 811 

(10th Cir. 1989). The magistrate judge’s order granting protective orders was not issued 

pursuant to such an authorization and is, therefore, not directly appealable to this court. 

Accordingly, we lack jurisdiction to consider this appeal.

FILED

United States Court of Appeals

Tenth Circuit

October 8, 2015

Elisabeth A. Shumaker

Clerk of Court

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APPEAL DISMISSED.

Entered for the Court

ELISABETH A. SHUMAKER, Clerk

by: Jane K. Castro

 Counsel to the Clerk

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