Hawkins v. Sanders

Case: 21-30545 Document: 00516454185 Page: 1 Date Filed: 08/31/2022

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED August 31, 2022 No. 21-30545 Lyle W. Cayce Clerk Geralyn Hawkins; Chad Lightfoot; Nichole Thompson, Plaintiffs—Appellants, versus Shelly Sanders, in her individual and/or official capacity; Heather Rodgers, in her individual and/or official capacity; Greater New Orleans Federal Credit Union; Unidentified Party; Leon A. Cannizzaro, Jr., Honorable, in his individual and/or official capacity; New Orleans City; Dawn Plaisance; Jan I. Schmidt; Andre C. Gaudin, Jr., Esquire; Franz Zibilich, Honorable; Rules of the Court Committee of Orleans Parish Criminal Court; Gerry Kish, Defendants—Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana No. 2:19-CV-13323

Before Higginbotham, Higginson, and Duncan, Circuit Judges.

Case: 21-30545 Document: 00516454185 Page: 2 Date Filed: 08/31/2022

No. 21-30545

Per Curiam:* This Court lacks jurisdiction over the appeal because the rulings being appealed are not “final decisions” within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 1291, the Plaintiffs have not satisfied the procedural requirements necessary to take an interlocutory appeal under 28 U.S.C. § 1292, and the rulings being appealed do not fall within any recognized exception that would permit immediate appeal in a still pending case. 1 The appeal is DISMISSED.