George Cleron Morgan, Texas prisoner number 1125877, was convicted of possession of cocaine and retaliation, and he was sentenced to serve 23 years in prison. Morgan filed a § 2254 application asserting that his drug conviction was constitutionally flawed. The district court dismissed the application as successive. Morgan filed the instant Rule 60(b) motion requesting relief from judgment. On August 3, 2008, the magistrate judge entered an oral order addressing the motion. Morgan filed a notice of appeal of the magistrate judge’s order. Morgan now seeks a certificate of appealability (COA) and leave to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP) on appeal from this court.

If necessary, we must examine the basis of our jurisdiction sua sponte. Mosley v. Cozby, 813 F.2d 659, 660 (5th Cir. 1987). Under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court’s jurisdiction is limited to appeals from “final decisions of the district courts.” The magistrate judge’s entry of an oral order on August 3, 2008, is not a final decision of the district court. Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. Morgan’s motions for a COA and for leave to proceed IFP are denied without prejudice as unripe.

*433 APPEAL DISMISSED; MOTIONS DENIED AS UNRIPE.