Benjamin Blanchard v. Pasco County

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
• Decided: June 22, 2026
• Docket: 26-10733
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

USCA11 Case: 26-10733 Document: 18-1 Date Filed: 06/22/2026 Page: 1 of 2

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Eleventh Circuit ____________________ No. 26-10733 Non-Argument Calendar ____________________

BENJAMIN BLANCHARD, VONN CAPEL, Plaintiffs-Appellants, versus

PASCO COUNTY, a political subdivision of the State of Florida, PASCO COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER OFFICE, a municipal corporation, an agency of Pasco County, PASCO COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR OFFICE, a municipal corporation, an agency of Pasco County, MIKE WELLS, individual capacity, PASCO COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER, et al., Defendants-Appellees. USCA11 Case: 26-10733 Document: 18-1 Date Filed: 06/22/2026 Page: 2 of 2

2 Opinion of the Court 26-10733 ____________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida D.C. Docket No. 8:24-cv-00352-WFJ-CPT ____________________

Before ROSENBAUM, LAGOA, and ABUDU, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: Benjamin Blanchard and Vonn Capel, pro se, appeal a magistrate judge’s report and recommendation (“R&R”) and the district court’s orders adopting the R&R and granting the appellees’ post-judgment motions for sanctions and entitlement to attorney’s fees. The appellees move to dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. The appealed orders are not final because they did not determine the sanctions or fee amounts. See Sabal Trail Transmission, LLC v. 3.921 Acres of Land in Lake Cnty. Fla., 947 F.3d 1362, 1370 (11th Cir. 2020) (holding that an order that determines an entitlement to fees but does not set its amount is not final). And the only orders before us in this appeal are the sanctions and fee orders, so there is not an appealable ruling that could implicate pendent jurisdiction. Cf. Andrews v. Employees’ Retirement Plan of First Alabama Bancshares, Inc., 938 F.2d 1245, 1247-48 & n.6 (11th Cir. 1991) (reviewing, pursuant to pendent appellate jurisdiction, a non-final order awarding attorney’s fees when there was a separate, reviewable order on appeal). Accordingly, the appellees’ motion to dismiss is GRANTED, and this appeal is DISMISSED for lack of jurisdiction.