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Parties Involved:
201 N. Wilson, Oberlin, Kansas
Not Party
Darrel L. Ferguson
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

FILED

United States Court of Appeals

Tenth Circuit

June 15, 2010

Elisabeth A. Shumaker

Clerk of Court

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff ! Appellee,

v.

201 N. WILSON, OBERLIN,

KANSAS, One parcel of property

located at 201 N. Wilson, Oberlin,

Kansas, also known as: lot six (6),

block seven (7), Sappa Addition to the

city of Oberlin, Decatur County,

Kansas, with all appurtenances,

improvements and attachments

thereon,

Defendant,

DARREL L. FERGUSON,

Claimant ! Appellant. 

No. 10-3139

(D.C. No. 6:09-CV-01151-JTM-KMH)

ORDER

Before TACHA, LUCERO, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.

Claimant Darrel Ferguson appeals an order entered by the magistrate judge

denying his motion for authorization of counsel, as provided in 18 U.S.C. §

983(b)(1)(A). Because we lack jurisdiction, we now dismiss the appeal.

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This court generally has jurisdiction to review only final decisions, 28

U.S.C. § 1291, and specific types of interlocutory orders not applicable here. A

final decision is one that disposes of all issues on the merits and leaves nothing

for the court to do but execute the judgment. Quackenbush v. Allstate Ins. Co.,

517 U.S. 706, 712 (1996). As an initial matter, orders entered by magistrate

judges and not acted upon by the district court are generally not final and

appealable. See Phillips v. Beierwaltes, 466 F.3d 1217, 1222 (10th Cir. 2006).

More importantly, however, an order denying an appointment of counsel,

even if entered by the district court, is not a final decision or otherwise

immediately appealable as of right. Cotner v. Mason, 657 F.2d 1390, 1392 (10th

Cir. 1981).

APPEAL DISMISSED.

Entered for the Court,

ELISABETH A. SHUMAKER, Clerk

by: Lara Smith

Counsel to the Clerk

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