United States v. Philip Henry Houk

USCA11 Case: 25-13089 Document: 27-1 Date Filed: 03/30/2026 Page: 1 of 2

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

In the

United States Court of Appeals

For the Eleventh Circuit ____________________ No. 25-13089 Non-Argument Calendar ____________________

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee, versus PHILIP HENRY HOUK,

Defendant-Appellant.

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

D.C. Docket No. 2:24-cr-00281-MHH-NAD-1 ____________________

Before JILL PRYOR, GRANT, and LUCK, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Philip Houk filed a pro se notice of appeal challenging the magistrate judge’s July 15, 2025 order that found him incompetent

USCA11 Case: 25-13089 Document: 27-1 Date Filed: 03/30/2026 Page: 2 of 2 2 Opinion of the Court 25-13089 to stand trial and ordered him committed for competency restora- tion treatment and examination. Following his notice of appeal and both parties’ responses to the jurisdictional questions, Houk filed a pro se motion for review of the July 15 order that asked the district court to vacate that order. That motion is pending. Be- cause Houk has moved for the district court to vacate the magis- trate judge’s order, we lack jurisdiction to review that order for lack of finality. See 28 U.S.C. § 1291.

Accordingly, this appeal is DISMISSED for lack of jurisdic- tion.