Ronald Ernst appeals from the district court’s 1 order dismissing two defendants in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. Because the order did not dispose of the claims against two other defendants, it was not a final appealable order. See 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (courts of appeals have jurisdiction over appeals from final decisions of district courts); Fed.R.Civ.P. 54(b) (in absence of an express direction for entry of final judgment as to fewer than all parties, an order adjudicating fewer than all claims or *869 rights and liabilities of fewer than all parties shall not terminate action as to any claims or parties); Bullock v. Baptist Mem’l Hosp., 817 F.2d 58, 59 (8th Cir. 1987) (order dismissing complaint as to fewer than all defendants is not final order within meaning of § 1291). Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.