Michael C. Thompson v. Nickolas Dereta, Robert Swehla, James Gober and John Does 1 Through 6

Apr 20, 1983
82-2369
Reporters:
,
Before:
Seth

ORDER AND JUDGMENT

In accordance with 10th Cir.R. 9(e) and Fed.R.App.P. 34(a), this appeal came ‍​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‍on for consideration on the briefs and record on appeal.

This is an appeal from an order dismissing plaintiffs complaint, but with leave to amend. The record ‍​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‍indicates that plaintiffs amended complaint is still pending.

It is well settled that dismissal of a complaint is not an appealable order unless, in a practical sense, ‍​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‍the district court, 549 F.Supp. 297, dismisses the action as well. Petty v. Manpower, Inc., 591 F.2d 615 (10th Cir.1979). In this case, we conclude that the appeal is premature ‍​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‍and must be dismissed. There is no indication that the plaintiff will be precluded from taking a proper appeal, if necessary, after the district court enters ‍​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‍a final dispositive order. See 10th Cir.R. 17(b).

The appeal is DISMISSED.

The mandate shall issue forthwith.