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889 F.2d 1087
Unpublished DispositionNOTICE: Sixth Circuit Rule 24(c) states that citation of unpublished dispositions is disfavored except for establishing res judicata, estoppel, or the law of the case and requires service of copies of cited unpublished dispositions of the Sixth Circuit.Richard HARDIN, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Dewey SOWDERS, Warden;  George W. Noe, M.D.;  Steve Berry;John Wigginton;  Cabinet for Corrections,Defendants-Appellees.
No. 89-6320.
United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.
Nov. 20, 1989.

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Before MERRITT, Chief Judge, KENNEDY, Circuit Judge, and R. ALLAN EDGAR, District Judge*.

ORDER

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This appeal has been referred to a panel of the court pursuant to Rule 9(a), Rules of the Sixth Circuit.

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A review of the documents before the court indicates that the district court entered an order on October 13, 1989, dismissing the complaint on all claims except the Eighth Amendment claim.  Appellant appealed from the October 13 order on October 19, 1989.

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This court lacks jurisdiction in this appeal.  Absent a Fed.R.Civ.P. 54(b) certification, an order disposing of fewer than all the claims or parties involved in the action is not appealable.    Liberty Mut. Ins. Co. v. Wetzel, 424 U.S. 737, 742-45 (1976);  Solomon v. Aetna Life Ins. Co., 782 F.2d 58, 59-60 (6th Cir.1986).  No Rule 54(b) certification was made in the instant case.  The final decision of the district court has not been entered during the pendency of this appeal;  therefore, this court lacks jurisdiction.    See Gillis v. United States Dep't of HHS, 759 F.2d 565, 569 (6th Cir.1985).

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It is ORDERED that the appeal be, and it hereby is, dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.  Rule 9(b)(1), Rules of the Sixth Circuit.

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 The Honorable R. Allan Edgar, U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee, sitting by designation