Bradley (DO NOT FILE) v. Epps

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED

No. 20-60346 October 18, 2021 Lyle W. Cayce Clerk

Mondric Bradley,

Plaintiff—Appellant, versus

Christopher B. Epps; Malcom McMillian; Kay

Washington; Robert Sterlin,

Defendants—Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi

USDC No. 4:14-CV-13

Before Southwick, Graves, and Costa, Circuit Judges.

Per Curiam:

This court must examine the basis of its jurisdiction on its own motion if necessary. Hill v. City of Seven Points, 230 F.3d 167, 169 (5th Cir. 2000). In this civil rights case, the plaintiff has filed a notice of appeal from the magistrate judge’s April 9, 2020 order denying reconsideration of the magistrate’s March 19, 2020 order denying plaintiff’s motion for evidentiary hearing. Plaintiff appealed the magistrate judge’s orders directly to this court without first seeking review by the district court judge as it was required to No. 20-60346 do. See Colburn v. Bunge Towing, Inc., 883 F.2d 372, 379 (5th Cir. 1989); see also 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A). Accordingly, the appeal is DISMISSED for want of jurisdiction. All pending motions are DENIED.