Patrick Nathaniel Reed v. Brandel Eugene Chamblee
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Patrick Nathaniel Reed v. Brandel Eugene Chamblee
Opinion
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In the
United States Court of Appeals
For the Eleventh Circuit
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No. 24-10058
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PATRICK NATHANIEL REED,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
BRANDEL EUGENE CHAMBLEE,
TGC, LLC,
d.b.a. Golf Channel,
DAMON HACK,
BENJAMIN SHANE BACON,
EAMON LYNCH, et al.,
Defendants-Appellees,
GOLFWEEK,
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Defendant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Middle District of Florida
D.C. Docket No. 3:22-cv-01059-TJC-PDB
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Before BRASHER and ABUDU, Circuit Judges.
BY THE COURT:
This appeal is DISMISSED IN PART, sua sponte, for lack of
jurisdiction. Patrick Reed appeals the district court’s order dismiss-
ing his case, and its later order denying his motions for recusal and
reconsideration and granting the defendants’ motion for entitle-
ment to attorney’s fees and costs under Florida’s Anti-SLAPP stat-
ute. The court’s order dismissing Reed’s case and the portion of its
post-dismissal order denying his motions for recusal and reconsid-
eration are final and appealable. See World Fuel Corp. v. Geithner,
568 F.3d 1345, 1348 (11th Cir. 2009) (quotation marks omitted); Bu-
dinich v. Becton Dickinson & Co., 486 U.S. 196, 201-02 (1988) (noting
that an order which resolves everything except attorney’s fees is
immediately appealable).
However, the portion of the post-dismissal order granting
the defendants’ motion for entitlement to attorney’s fees is not final
and appealable because it does not determine the amount of fees
due. See Interstate Pipe Maint., Inc. v. FMC Corp., 775 F.2d 1495, 1497
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(11th Cir. 1985); Fort v. Roadway Express, Inc., 746 F.2d 744, 747
(11th Cir. 1984); Mekdeci v. Merrell Nat’l Labs., 711 F.2d 1510, 1523
(11th Cir. 1983). Accordingly, Reed’s appeal may proceed only as
to the court’s order dismissing his case and the portion of its post-
dismissal order denying his motions for recusal and reconsidera-
tion.
No motion for reconsideration may be filed unless it com-
plies with the timing and other requirements of 11th Cir. R. 27-2
and all other applicable rules.
Reference
- Status
- Unpublished