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Parties Involved:
David Epling
Appellant
State of Utah
Appellee

Document Text:

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT

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DAVID EPLING, 

 Petitioner - Appellant,

v.

STATE OF UTAH, 

 Respondent - Appellee.

No. 16-4023

(D.C. No. 2:12-CV-00987-RJS)

(D. Utah)

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ORDER

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Before HOLMES, BACHARACH, and McHUGH, Circuit Judges.

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On December 14, 2015, the district court entered an order directing the 

Respondent to prepare a proposed order dismissing David Epling’s application for a writ 

of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On January 7, 2016, the Respondent filed 

a proposed order. Mr. Epling has not responded to the proposed order, nor has the 

district court adopted it as an order of the court. On February 5, 2016, Mr. Epling filed a 

notice of appeal.

The order directing the Respondent to prepare a proposed dismissal order is not a 

final order of the court. As a result, we lack jurisdiction to consider this appeal, and the 

appeal must be dismissed. 28 U.S.C. § 1291. The dismissal of this appeal does not 

preclude Mr. Epling from filing a new notice of appeal once the district court enters a 

final order in the underlying case.

FILED

United States Court of Appeals

Tenth Circuit

March 16, 2016

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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