Eric Gerow v. Governor of California

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
• Decided: February 10, 2025
• Docket: 24-12731
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

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[DO NOT PUBLISH] In the United States Court of Appeals For the Eleventh Circuit

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No. 24-12731 Non-Argument Calendar ____________________

ERIC GEROW, Plaintiff-Appellant, versus GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA, CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE, TONI ATKINS, Senator, CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY, SECRETARY OF THE SENATE, et al.,

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Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida D.C. Docket No. 8:22-cv-02976-MSS-UAM ____________________

Before ROSENBAUM, JILL PRYOR, and ABUDU, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: Eric Gerow, proceeding pro se, appeals from multiple district court orders dismissing his claims against some of the 51 named defendants in this action, as well as “each other detrimental ruling and order.” Jurisdictional questions asked the parties whether (1) Gerow’s notice of appeal is taken from a final or otherwise appeal- able order, and (2) his notice is timely as to orders issued in May 2024. The Appellees respond that the district court has not yet en- tered a final order, the dismissal orders are not immediately appeal- able, and the notice of appeal is untimely as to the May 2024 orders as well as the orders denying Gerow’s motions for preliminary in- junctive relief. Gerow responds that he filed his notice of appeal “from an abundance of prudence” and does not take a position as to the issues raised in the jurisdictional questions. We lack jurisdiction over this appeal because there are not any final orders and Gerow’s notice of appeal is not timely as to the immediately appealable injunction orders. The dismissal orders are not final because the district court has not yet resolved all of USCA11 Case: 24-12731 Document: 58-1 Date Filed: 02/10/2025 Page: 3 of 3

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Gerow’s claims against all defendants. See 28 U.S.C. § 1291; CSX Transp., Inc. v. City of Garden City, 235 F.3d 1325, 1327 (11th Cir. 2000); Supreme Fuels Trading FZE v. Sargeant, 689 F.3d 1244, 1246 (11th Cir. 2012). The dismissal orders are also not immediately ap- pealable under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(a)(1) because they did not ex- pressly concern preliminary injunctive relief and did not have the effect of denying injunctive relief. See 28 U.S.C. § 1292(a)(1); Citi- zens Concerned About Our Children v. Sch. Bd. of Broward Cnty., Fla., 193 F.3d 1285, 1289 (11th Cir. 1999); Edwards v. Prime, Inc., 602 F.3d 1276, 1290 (11th Cir. 2010). Further, the collateral order doctrine does not apply here. See Plaintiff A v. Schair, 744 F.3d 1247, 1252-53 (11th Cir. 2014). Gerow’s August 23, 2024, notice of appeal is untimely as to the only potentially immediately appealable orders: a December 12, 2023, order denying a motion for a preliminary injunction and a January 19, 2024, order denying a motion for a temporary re- straining order. See Green v. Drug Enf’t Admin., 606 F.3d 1296, 1300 (11th Cir. 2010); 28 U.S.C. § 2107(b)(2)-(3); Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(1)(B)(ii)-(iii). Accordingly, this appeal is DISMISSED for lack of jurisdic- tion. All pending motions are DENIED AS MOOT.