U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2024

David Williams Nation v. Towns County State of Georgia

David Williams Nation v. Towns County State of Georgia
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · Decided July 17, 2024

David Williams Nation v. Towns County State of Georgia

Opinion

USCA11 Case: 24-10326 Document: 15-1 Date Filed: 07/17/2024 Page: 1 of 3

[DO NOT PUBLISH] In the United States Court of Appeals For the Eleventh Circuit ____________________ No. 24-10326 Non-Argument Calendar ____________________ DAVID WILLIAMS NATION, Petitioner-Appellant, versus TOWNS COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA, WARDEN,

Respondents-Appellees.

____________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia D.C. Docket No. 2:22-cv-00097-RWS USCA11 Case: 24-10326 Document: 15-1 Date Filed: 07/17/2024 Page: 2 of 3

2 Opinion of the Court 24-10326 ____________________ Before LUCK, BRASHER, and ABUDU, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM: This appeal is DISMISSED, sua sponte, for lack of jurisdic- tion. David Nation appeals directly from the magistrate judge’s January 4, 2024 report and recommendation (“R&R”) that recom- mended that his second amended complaint be dismissed. How- ever, at the time he signed his notice of appeal on January 13, 2024, the district court had not adopted the R&R or otherwise rendered it final. Thus, his notice of appeal is untimely because the R&R was not immediately appealable. See 28 U.S.C. § 1291; Donovan v. Sarasota Concrete Co., 693 F.2d 1061, 1066-67 (11th Cir. 1982) (ex- plaining that magistrate judge orders issued pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b) are not final and may not be appealed until ren- dered final by a district court). Moreover, the district court’s sub- sequent adoption of the R&R on January 23, 2024 did not cure the premature notice of appeal. See Perez-Priego v. Alachua Cnty. Clerk of Ct., 148 F.3d 1272, 1273 (11th Cir. 1998) (providing that a magis- trate judge’s R&R that has not been adopted by the district court is not final and immediately appealable). 1

1 Nation filed a second notice of appeal after the district court adopted the R&R, which is proceeding in appeal number 24-10534.

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24-10326 Opinion of the Court 3 All pending motions are DENIED as moot. No petition for rehearing may be filed unless it complies with the timing and other requirements of 11th Cir. R. 40-3 and all other applicable rules.

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