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                                                 UNPUBLISHED

                                   UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                                       FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

                                                   No. 23-1213

        In re: FERMIN ALDABE,

                                Appellant.

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        FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION,

                                Plaintiff,

                        v.

        ANDRIS PUKKE, a/k/a Marc Romeo, a/k/a Andy Storm, individually and as an
        officer or owner of Global Property Alliance, Inc. (also doing business as Sanctuary
        Bay, Sanctuary Belize, The Reserve, Kanantik, Laguna Palms, Bamboo Springs, Eco
        Futures, Eco Futures Development, Eco Futures Belize); JOHN USHER,
        individually and as an officer or owner of Sittee River Wildlife Reserve (also doing
        business as Sanctuary Bay, Sanctuary Belize, and The Reserve) and Eco-Futures
        Belize Limited (also doing business as Sanctuary Bay, Sanctuary Belize, and The
        Reserve); ECO-FUTURES BELIZE LIMITED, d/b/a Sanctuary Bay, d/b/a
        Sanctuary Belize, d/b/a The Reserve, a California Corporation; ECO FUTURES
        DEVELOPMENT, d/b/a Sanctuary Bay, d/b/a Sanctuary Belize, d/b/a The Reserve,
        a company organized under the laws of Belize; BUY BELIZE, LLC, d/b/a Sanctuary
        Bay, d/b/a Sanctuary Belize, d/b/a The Reserve, d/b/a Kanantik, d/b/a Laguna Palms,
        d/b/a Bamboo Springs, a California limited liability company; BUY
        INTERNATIONAL, INC., d/b/a Sanctuary Bay, d/b/a Sanctuary Belize, d/b/a The
        Reserve, d/b/a Kanantik, d/b/a Laguna Palms, d/b/a Bamboo Springs, a California
        corporation; GLOBAL PROPERTY ALLIANCE, INC., a California corporation,
        also doing business as Sanctuary Bay, Sanctuary Belize, The Reserve, Kanantik,
        Laguna Palms, Bamboo Springs, Eco Futures, Eco Futures Development, Eco
        Futures Belize, Sittee River Wildlife Reserve, Buy Belize, Buy International;
        FOUNDATION DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT INC., a California
        corporation; SITTEE RIVER WILDLIFE RESERVE, d/b/a Sanctuary Bay, d/b/a
        Sanctuary Belize, d/b/a The Reserve, an entity organized under the laws of Belize;
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        POWER HAUS MARKETING, a California corporation; EXOTIC INVESTOR,
        LLC, d/b/a Coldwell Banker Belize, d/b/a Coldwell Banker Southern Belize, a
        limited liability company organized under the laws of St. Kitts and Nevis;
        NEWPORT LAND GROUP, LLC, a/k/a Laguna Palms, a/k/a Sanctuary Belize,
        a/k/a Bamboo Springs, a/k/a The Reserve, a Wyoming limited liability company;
        PRODIGY MANAGEMENT GROUP, LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company;
        SOUTHERN BELIZE REALTY, LLC, a limited liability company organized under
        the laws of Belize; BELIZE REAL ESTATE AFFILIATES, LLC, d/b/a Coldwell
        Banker Belize, d/b/a Coldwell Banker Southern Belize, a limited liability company
        organized under the laws of St. Kitts and Nevis; THE ESTATE OF JOHN PUKKE,
        a/k/a The Estate of Janis Pukke, a/k/a The Estate of John Andris Pukke;
        SANCTUARY BELIZE PROPERTY OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, d/b/a The
        Reserve Property Owners’ Association, a Texas non-profit corporation; PETER
        BAKER, individually and as an officer or owner of Global Property Alliance, Inc.
        (also doing business as Sanctuary Bay, Sanctuary Belize, The Reserve, Kanantik,
        Laguna Palms, Bamboo Springs, Eco Futures, Eco Futures Development, Eco
        Futures Belize); LUKE CHADWICK, individually and as an officer or owner of
        Global Property Alliance, Inc. (also doing business as Sanctuary Bay, Sanctuary
        Belize, The Reserve, Kanantik, Laguna Palms, Bamboo Springs, Eco Futures, Eco
        Futures Development, Eco Futures Belize; ECOLOGICAL FOX, LLC, a Maryland
        limited liability company; BRANDI GREENFIELD, individually and as an officer
        or owner of Global Property Alliance, Inc. (also doing business as Sanctuary Bay,
        Sanctuary Belize, The Reserve, Kanantik, Laguna Palms, Bamboo Springs, Eco
        Futures, Eco Futures Development, Eco Futures Belize); BG MARKETING, LLC,
        an Oklahoma limited liability company; ROD KAZAZI, individually and as an
        officer or owner of Global Property Alliance, Inc. (also doing business as Sanctuary
        Bay, Sanctuary Belize, The Reserve, Kanantik, Laguna Palms, Bamboo Springs, Eco
        Futures, Eco Futures Development, Eco Futures Belize); FOUNDATION
        PARTNERS, f/k/a Red Crane Advisors, Inc., a California corporation; FRANK
        COSTANZO, a/k/a Frank Green, a/k/a Frank Peerless Green, a/k/a Frank Connelly,
        a/k/a Frank Connelly-Costanzo, individually and as officer or owner of Ecological
        Fox, LLC, Buy International, Inc. (also doing business as Sanctuary Bay, Sanctuary
        Belize, The Reserve, Kanantik, Laguna Palms, and Bamboo Springs), and
        Foundation Development Management, Inc.); ANGELA CHITTENDEN; BEACH
        BUNNY HOLDINGS, LLC, a California limited liability company; JOHN
        VIPULIS; DEBORAH CONNELLY; MICHAEL SANTOS, a/k/a Sanctuary Bay,
        a/k/a Sanctuary Belize, a/k/a The Reserve, a/k/a Kanantik, a/k/a Laguna Palms, a/k/a
        Bamboo Springs, a/k/a Eco Futures, a/k/a Eco Futures Development, a/k/a Eco
        Future Belize, a/k/a Sittee River Wildlife Reserve, a/k/a Buy Belize, a/k/a Buy
        International, a/k/a Buy Belize, LLC, (also doing business as Sanctuary Bay,
        Sanctuary Belize, The Reserve, Kanantik, Laguna Palms, and Bamboo Springs),
        a/k/a Buy International, Inc., (also doing business as Sanctuary Bay, Sanctuary
        Belize, The Reserve, Kanantik, Lagunal Palms, and Bamboo Springs), Individually

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        and as an officer or owner of Global Property Alliance, Inc; AMERIDEBT,
        INCORPORATED; DEBTWORKS, INCORPORATED; PAMELA PUKKE, a/k/a
        Pamela Shuster; ATLANTIC INTERNATIONAL BANK, LTD, a company
        organized under the laws of Belize,

                            Defendants,

                     and

        CROSS-FREDERICK ASSOCIATES, LLC; FOLEY & LARDNER LLP,

                            Respondents,

                     and

        UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                            Creditor,

                     and

        THE HAMPSHIRE GENERATIONAL FUND LLC; DAVID PORTMAN; JOHN
        A. SARACENO; HEARTLAND PROPERTY GROUP, INC.; JONATHAN B.
        SCHULTZ; STEVEN M. SCHULTZ; JULIE SANTOS; HARVEY SCHULTZ; YU
        LIN; CHAN MARTIN; QUAN LIN; JULIANA TENGONCIANG; ALFONSO
        KOLB, JR.; JASMIN TENGONCIANG; ROEL PAHL; CLARISSA
        TENGONCIANG; ALLAN PRIJOLES; MARY JANE PRIJOLES; DARREN
        CHRISTIAN,

                            Intervenors,

                     and

        CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE,

                            Trustee.

        Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore.
        Peter J. Messitte, Senior District Judge. (1:18-cv-03309-PJM)

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        Submitted: April 19, 2024                                           Decided: May 2, 2024

        Before WILKINSON, Circuit Judge, and MOTZ and KEENAN, Senior Circuit Judges.

        Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

        Fermin Aldabe, Appellant Pro Se.

        Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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        PER CURIAM:

              Fermin Aldabe, a nonparty to the underlying action, seeks to appeal the district

        court’s letters returning—without docketing—his motions based on his nonparty status.

        This court may exercise jurisdiction only over final orders, 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and certain

        interlocutory and collateral orders, 28 U.S.C. § 1292; Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b); Cohen v.

        Beneficial Indus. Loan Corp., 337 U.S. 541, 545-46 (1949). The letters Aldabe seeks to

        appeal are neither final orders nor appealable interlocutory or collateral orders.

        Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. We dispense with oral

        argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials

        before this court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

                                                                                     DISMISSED

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