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Parties Involved:
Kenneth D. Hewitt
Appellant
David Parker
Appellee

Document Text:

FILED

United States Court of Appeals

Tenth Circuit

August 12, 2008

Elisabeth A. Shumaker

Clerk of Court

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT

KENNETH D. HEWITT, 

 Petitioner - Appellant,

v.

DAVID PARKER, Warden,

 Respondent - Appellee.

No. 08-5106

(D.C. No. 4:08-CV-227-TCK-SAJ)

(N. D. Oklahoma)

ORDER

Before LUCERO, McCONNELL, and TYMKOVICH, Circuit Judges.

Petitioner Hewitt, proceeding pro se, appeals the interlocutory order of the district

court entered July 16, 2008 Order denying his motion to compel. Petitioner’s action

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 is proceeding before the district court.

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

interlocutory orders can qualify as immediately appealable collateral orders. The

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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 July 16, 2008 Order appealed by Petitioner does

not constitute a final or immediately appealable decision under § 1291 or under any

recognized exception to the final judgment rule. This order may be appealed upon entry of

a final judgment by the district court in the underlying § 2254 proceedings.

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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