Case Name: In re: Anthony C. KENNEY, Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2011-12-14
Citations: 450 F. App'x 771
Docket Number: No. 11-5095
Parties: In re: Anthony C. KENNEY, Appellant.
Judges: Before O’BRIEN, McKAY, and TYMKOVICH, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 450
Pages: 771–772

Head Matter:
In re: Anthony C. KENNEY, Appellant.
No. 11-5095.
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
Dec. 14, 2011.
Anthony C. Kenney, Tulsa, OK, pro se.
Before O’BRIEN, McKAY, and TYMKOVICH, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
ORDER AND JUDGMENT
MONROE G. McKAY, Circuit Judge.
After examining Appellant's brief and the appellate record, this panel has determined unanimously that oral argument would not materially assist in the determination of this appeal. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2); 10th Cir. R. 34.1(G). This case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument.
Appellant Anthony Kenney, a repeat pro se litigant subject to a court-ordered filing restriction, appeals from the district court's denial of permission to file proposed pleadings. The magistrate judge recommended that permission be denied based on Appellant's failure to comply with the procedures outlined in the 2010 district court order that imposed the filing restriction. Appellant did not file any objections to this recommendation, which was then accepted by the district court. This appeal followed.
As Appellant was warned in the magistrate judge's recommendation, this court "ha[s] adopted 'a firm waiver rule' " under which " 'the failure to make timely objections to the magistrate's findings or recommendations waives appellate review of both factual and legal questions.' " United States v. One Parcel of Real Property, 73 F.3d 1057, 1059 (10th Cir.1996) (quoting Moore v. United States, 950 F.2d 656, 659 (10th Cir.1991)). Although we may vary from this rule "when the interests of justice so dictate," see Moore, 950 F.2d at 659, nothing in Appellant's brief or the record on appeal suggests a reason for this exception to apply. See Morales-Fernandez v. INS, 418 F.3d 1116, 1119-20 (10th Cir. 2005) (listing factors this court has considered in determining whether to invoke the interests-of-justice exception). Appellant's failure to object to the magistrate judge's recommendation is thus fatal to his case.
The district court's denial of permission to file the proposed pleadings is AFFIRMED. We DENY Appellant's motion to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal and instruct him to immediately pay the unpaid balance of his appellate filing fee.
This order and judgment is not binding precedent, except under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, and collateral estoppel. It may be cited, however, for its persuasive value consistent with Fed. R.App. P. 32.1 and 10th Cir. R. 32.1.
. Moreover, even if this issue had not been waived, we see no error in the magistrate judge's recommendation that permission to file should be denied. Appellant's proposed pleadings clearly did not satisfy the requirements of the 2010 filing restriction.