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Parties Involved:
Shaun Rosiere
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT

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SHAUN ROSIERE, 

 Plaintiff - Appellant, 

v.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

 Defendant - Appellee.

No. 16-1268

(D.C. No. 1:16-CV-01251-GPG)

(D. Colo.)

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ORDER

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Before HARTZ, McHUGH, and MORITZ, Circuit Judges.

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

this appeal. Shaun Rosiere, proceeding pro se, filed a notice of appeal of a June 13, 2016 

show cause order issued by the magistrate judge, directing him to show cause why the 

underlying action should not be dismissed as malicious within 30 days from the date of 

that order. 

The June 13, 2016 order did not end the litigation, and proceedings in district court 

are ongoing. Generally, this court’s jurisdiction is limited to review of final decisions. 28 

U.S.C. § 1291; see also Utah v. Norton, 396 F.3d 1281, 1286 (10th Cir. 2005) (describing 

final decisions as those that end the litigation on the merits and leave nothing for the 

court to do but execute the judgment). Additionally, an order entered by a magistrate 

judge is generally not immediately appealable. See Phillips v. Beierwaltes, 466 F.3d 

FILED

United States Court of Appeals

Tenth Circuit

July 21, 2016

Elisabeth A. Shumaker

Clerk of Court

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1217, 1222 (10th Cir. 2006) (“Magistrates may issue orders as to non-dispositive pretrial 

matters, and district courts review such orders under a clearly erroneous or contrary to 

law standard of review.”) (citation omitted) (emphasis added). Appellant’s responses to 

the court’s show cause order do not establish that this court has jurisdiction to review the 

June 13, 2016 order at this time. 

APPEAL DISMISSED.

Entered for the Court

ELISABETH A. SHUMAKER, Clerk

by: Lindy Lucero Schaible

 Counsel to the Clerk

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