Case Name: Kevin BROWN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gheorge IONESCU, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2005-08-15
Citations: 140 F. App'x 324
Docket Number: Docket No. 04-5558-PR
Parties: Kevin BROWN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gheorge IONESCU, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Present: POOLER, SOTOMAYOR, Circuit Judges, and KORMAN, District Judge.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 140
Pages: 324–325

Head Matter:
Kevin BROWN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gheorge IONESCU, Defendant-Appellant.
Docket No. 04-5558-PR.
United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
Aug. 15, 2005.
Joel A. Hirshfield, Wilson, Bave, Con-boy, Cozza & Couzens, P.C., White Plains, NY, for Appellant.
Brendan Chao, Chao & Edelson, L.L.C., New York, NY, for Appellee.
Present: POOLER, SOTOMAYOR, Circuit Judges, and KORMAN, District Judge.
The Honorable Edward R. Korman, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, sitting by designation.

Opinion:
SUMMARY ORDER
Dr. Gheorge lonescu appeals from an order of the district court granting him partial summary judgment dismissing a portion of plaintiff Kevin Brown's complaint. lonescu contends that all of Brown's claims should have been dismissed. He claims that appellate jurisdiction exists under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We assume the parties' familiarity with the facts, procedural history, and specification of appellate issues.
Because we lack appellate jurisdiction, we dismiss Ionescu's appeal. An order granting partial summary judgment is not final for purposes of 28 U.S.C. § 1291. West v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 167 F.3d 776, 781 (2d Cir.1999). Moreover, the order appealed falls into none of the exceptions to the general principle that only final orders are appealable. See 28 U.S.C. § 1291, 1292(a),(b); Whiting v. Lacara, 187 F.3d 317, 320 (2d Cir.1999) (describing the collateral order exception).
Therefore, the appeal is dismissed.