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Parties Involved:
Justice McCelmoore
Appellee
Sammy Leroy McMurray
Appellant

Document Text:

FILED

United States Court of Appeals

Tenth Circuit

June 8, 2010

Elisabeth A. Shumaker

Clerk of Court

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT

SAMMY LEROY MCMURRAY,

 Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

JUSTICE MCCELMOORE,

 Defendant - Appellee.

No. 10-2119

(D.C. No. 6:10-CV-00389-JCH-GBW)

(D. N.M.)

ORDER

Before HARTZ, O’BRIEN, and HOLMES, Circuit Judges.

In an April 22, 2010 Order, the district judge referred Plaintiff Sammy

McMurray’s civil rights case to a magistrate judge for findings of fact and

recommendations. Plaintiff, proceeding pro se, appeals. We dismiss for lack of

jurisdiction. The district court order appealed is interlocutory.

“Federal appellate jurisdiction generally depends on the existence of a

decision by the District Court that ‘ends the litigation on the merits and leaves

nothing for the court to do but execute the judgment.’ ” Federal Deposit

Insurance Corp. v. McGlamery, 74 F.3d 218, 221 (10th Cir. 1996) (quoting

Coopers & Lybrand v. Liversay, 437 U.S. 463, 467 (1978)). In Will v. Hallock,

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546 U.S. 345 (2006), the Supreme Court stressed that very few types of

interlocutory orders can qualify as immediately appealable collateral orders. The

requirements are strict and “unless they are kept so, the underlying doctrine will

overpower the substantial finality interests [28 U.S.C.] § 1291 is meant to

further.” Id. at 349.

Upon review, the court finds that the April 22, 2010 Order appealed by

Plaintiff does not constitute a final or immediately appealable decision under §

1291 or under any recognized exception to the final judgment rule. Plaintiff’s

case is still proceeding before the district court. The magistrate judge has not

issued recommendations, and the district judge has not issued a final judgment.

The appeal is DISMISSED for lack of appellate jurisdiction. 

Entered for the Court,

Elisabeth A. Shumaker, Clerk

Kathleen T. Clifford

Attorney - Deputy Clerk

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