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389 F. App'x 318

Watson v. Johnson

U.S. Courts of Appeals

Decided July 30, 2010

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U.S. Courts of Appeals · decided 2010-07-30

Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1291 · 28 U.S.C. § 1292 · 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)

Relies on Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.

Decided 2010-07-30

¶1 Dismissed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.

¶2 Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

PER CURIAM:

¶3 Edward L. Watson appeals from the district court’s order denying his Motion for Scientific Analysis of Untested Evidence filed in the course of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (2006) proceeding. Because the district court has not yet ruled on the remaining claims in Watson’s habeas peti *319 tion, we dismiss the appeal as interlocutory. This court may exercise jurisdiction only over final orders, 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (2006), and certain interlocutory and collateral orders, 28 U.S.C. § 1292 (2006); Fed. R.Civ.P. 54(b); Cohen v. Beneficial Indus. Loan Corp., 337 U.S. 541, 545-46, 69 S.Ct. 1221, 93 L.Ed. 1528 (1949). The order Watson seeks to appeal is neither a final order nor an appealable interlocutory or collateral order. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

¶4 DISMISSED.

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