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Parties Involved:
Hernan Castro
Appellee
Christy C. Collins
Appellee
Sherea-Ann Ferrer
Appellee
Florida Department of Revenue
Appellee
Shantell Lewis
Appellant

Document Text:

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In the

United States Court of Appeals

For the Eleventh Circuit

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No. 24-13679

Non-Argument Calendar

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SHANTELL LEWIS, 

Plaintiff-Appellant,

versus

HERNAN CASTRO,

individual and official capacity, 

SHEREA-ANN FERRER,

individual and official capacity, 

CHRISTY C. COLLINS,

individual and official capacity,

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE,

Child Support Services, 

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Defendants-Appellees.

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Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Middle District of Florida

D.C. Docket No. 6:24-cv-01608-PGB-RMN

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Before BRANCH,GRANT, and BRASHER, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

This appeal is DISMISSED, sua sponte, for lack of jurisdiction. On November 1, 2024, Shantell Lewis, proceeding pro se, filed 

a notice of appeal from the district court’s October 28, 2024, order 

dismissing the case without prejudice. Lewis also filed a timely 

construed motion to reconsider that order. See Fed. R. App. P. 

4(a)(4). On November 5, 2024, the district court granted that motion, vacated the order, and reopened the case for further proceedings. 

We lack jurisdiction over this appeal because the vacated 

October 28 order is “officially gone” and has “no legal effect whatever.” See United States v. Sigma Int’l, Inc., 300 F.3d 1278, 1280 (11th 

Cir. 2002) (en banc). For that reason, even if we were to conclude 

that the district court erred in the October 28 order, we would be 

unable to give meaningful relief, and so this appeal is moot. See 

Friends of Everglades v. S. Fla. Water Mgmt. Dist., 570 F.3d 1210, 1216 

(11th Cir. 2009); Christian Coal. of Fla., Inc. v. United States, 662 F.3d 

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1182, 1189 (11th Cir. 2011). Additionally, Lewis’s November 1, 

2024, notice of appeal is ineffective to appeal the district court’s November 25, 2024, order of dismissal because that order did not exist 

at the time that Lewis filed the notice. See Bogle v. Orange Cnty. Bd. 

of Cnty. Comm’rs, 162 F.3d 653, 661 (11th Cir. 1998).

All pending motions are DENIED as moot. No petition for 

rehearing may be filed unless it complies with the timing and other 

requirements of 11th Cir. R. 40-3 and all other applicable rules.

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