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Parties Involved:
Sheryl Anderson
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

 Plaintiff - Appellee,

v.

SHERYL ANDERSON, 

 Defendant - Appellant.

No. 16-2272

(D.C. No. 1:10-CR-00086-MCA-1)

(D. N.M.)

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ORDER

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Before HARTZ, GORSUCH, and BACHARACH, Circuit Judges.

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We lack jurisdiction to consider this appeal because the district court has not yet 

entered a decision. 

On November 1, 2016, Sheryl Anderson filed a motion pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 

§ 3582(c) requesting a reduction in her sentence. The government has filed a response to 

her motion, but the district court has not yet ruled on the motion. Nevertheless, on 

December 13, 2016, Ms. Anderson filed a notice of appeal. 

Because the district court has not yet entered a decision in this matter, we lack 

jurisdiction. See 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (limiting our appellate jurisdiction to review of final 

decisions of the district courts). Moreover, because the district court has not even 

announced its decision, Ms. Anderson’s premature notice of appeal cannot ripen. See

FILED

United States Court of Appeals

Tenth Circuit

December 28, 2016

Elisabeth A. Shumaker

Clerk of Court

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Fed. R. App. P. 4(b)(2) (allowing a notice of appeal filed after a decision is announced 

but before it is entered to ripen upon entry).

APPEAL DISMISSED.

Entered for the Court

ELISABETH A. SHUMAKER, Clerk

by: Jane K. Castro

 Counsel to the Clerk

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