Matthew Tobin v. Florida Department of Corrections

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
• Decided: January 16, 2025
• Docket: 24-13642
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

USCA11 Case: 24-13642 Document: 14-1 Date Filed: 01/16/2025 Page: 1 of 2

[DO NOT PUBLISH] In the United States Court of Appeals For the Eleventh Circuit

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No. 24-13642 Non-Argument Calendar ____________________

MATTHEW A. TOBIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, versus FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, OKALOOSA CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION, FLORIDA STATE PRISON, CHARLOTTE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION, SANTA ROSA CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION,

Defendants-Appellees. USCA11 Case: 24-13642 Document: 14-1 Date Filed: 01/16/2025 Page: 2 of 2

2 Opinion of the Court 24-13642

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida D.C. Docket No. 3:24-cv-00356-MCR-HTC ____________________

Before GRANT, LAGOA, and BRASHER, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: This appeal is DISMISSED, sua sponte, for lack of jurisdic- tion. Matthew Tobin, proceeding pro se, appeals from the magis- trate judge’s October 25, 2024 order denying his motion for default judgment or, alternatively, change of venue and striking his filing titled “Notice.” We lack jurisdiction to review the order because it has not been reviewed or rendered final by the district court. See 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (providing that appellate jurisdiction is generally limited to “final decisions of the district courts”); Donovan v. Sara- sota Concrete Co., 693 F.2d 1061, 1066-67 (11th Cir. 1982) (“Decisions by a magistrate [judge] pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b) are not final orders and may not be appealed until rendered final by a district court.”); United States v. Schultz, 565 F.3d 1353, 1359 (11th Cir. 2009) (explaining that we lack jurisdiction to review a magistrate judge’s decision if the district court had no opportunity to review it). All pending motions are DENIED as moot. No petition for rehearing may be filed unless it complies with the timing and other requirements of 11th Cir. R. 40-3 and all other applicable rules.