U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2025

Holmes v. State of Texas

Holmes v. State of Texas
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided September 3, 2025
Holmes v. State of Texas

Opinion

Case: 24-40583 Document: 45-1 Page: 1 Date Filed: 09/03/2025

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals ____________ Fifth Circuit FILED No. 24-40583 September 3, 2025 Summary Calendar

Lyle W. Cayce ____________ Clerk Marvin Gabriel Holmes,

Plaintiff—Appellant, versus

State of Texas; Keith F. Giblin; William Michael Laird; Maurice Holmes; Renee Coward,

Defendants—Appellees. ______________________________

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas USDC No. 1:24-CV-296 ______________________________

Before Richman, Southwick, and Willett, Circuit Judges.

Per Curiam:*

Marvin Gabriel Holmes filed a petition for emergency injunctive relief. However, before the district court could address the petition, Holmes filed a notice of appeal. Holmes reurges the same claims set out in his petition and has filed a number of motions.

Case: 24-40583 Document: 45-1 Page: 2 Date Filed: 09/03/2025

No. 24-40583

We have jurisdiction over final decisions, certain interlocutory orders and decrees, judgments or orders certified as final or as appealable under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(b) or as appealable under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b), and certain decisions under the collateral order doctrine. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1291, 1292; Martin v. Halliburton, 618 F.3d 476, 481-82 (5th Cir. 2010). Because the court has entered no judgments or orders at all, we lack jurisdiction over this appeal. See Martin, 618 F.3d at 481.

Accordingly, we DISMISS the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. All pending motions are DENIED.

* This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.

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