Cindy Washington v. Michael Romero

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
• Decided: September 23, 2025
• Docket: 25-12513
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

USCA11 Case: 25-12513 Document: 6-1 Date Filed: 09/23/2025 Page: 1 of 2

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Eleventh Circuit ____________________ No. 25-12513 Non-Argument Calendar ____________________

CINDY ELAINE WASHINGTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, versus

MICHAEL ROMERO, Licensing Coordinator, SUZE SUSALINE, Instructor, MICHELLE BAPTISTE, Instructor, BRENDA PRESCOTT, TIARA DUNBAR, Notary, et al., Defendants-Appellees. USCA11 Case: 25-12513 Document: 6-1 Date Filed: 09/23/2025 Page: 2 of 2

2 Opinion of the Court 25-12513 ____________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida D.C. Docket No. 6:24-cv-00470-WWB-LHP ____________________

Before JILL PRYOR, BRANCH, and KIDD, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: Cindy Elaine Washington, proceeding pro se, appeals from the magistrate judge’s July 2, 2025, report and recommendation (“R&R”) that her most recent motion to proceed in forma pauperis and operative amended complaint be denied and dismissed, respec- tively. We lack jurisdiction to review that R&R because it has not been adopted or otherwise rendered final by the district court. See 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (providing that the courts of appeals have jurisdic- tion over “appeals from all final decisions of the district courts”); Perez-Priego v. Alachua Cnty. Clerk of Ct., 148 F.3d 1272, 1273 (11th Cir. 1998) (explaining that an R&R that has not been adopted by the district court is not final). Additionally, subsequent adoption of the R&R would not cure Washington’s premature notice of appeal. See Perez-Priego, 148 F.3d at 1273. Accordingly, this appeal is DISMISSED, sua sponte, for lack of jurisdiction.