Buesgens v. Freeland ( 2007 )

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 07-1559
MICHAEL L. BUESGENS,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
CHRISTINE C. FREELAND; DEBRA WEHMEIER,
Regional Vice President Riverstone Residential
SC, LLC; CHARLES EADS BROWN; HOWARD M.
BOOKSTAFF; HOOVER SLOVACEK, LLP; NATIONAL
APARTMENT ASSOCIATION; TEXAS APARTMENT
ASSOCIATION; AUSTIN APARTMENT ASSOCIATION;
ARNOLD CARLTAUCH; JACK C. MOSS; KYLE TAUCH,
Respondent Superiors; FALCON GROUP; GARY KIN
OLDHAM, Partner; ROBERT A. FAITH, President;
GREYSTAR HOLDINGS, INCORPORATED; J. FRANK
MILLER, Respondent Superior; JPI PARTNERS;
JEFFERSON AT FALCON RIDGE; DAVID B. ARMBRUST,
Attorney Respondent Superior; GREGORY S.
CAGLE; ARMBRUST R. BROWN, LIMITED LIABILITY
PARTNERSHIP; DUNHAN JEWETT, Attorney
Respondent Superior; SHELLEY BUSH MARMON,
Attorney; CRADY JEWETT R M MCCULLY, LLP; MEASN
MONIQUE GOERES, Human Relations Manager Grande
Communications; ANDIRUH (ANDY) SARWAL; ANDREW
KEVER, General Counsel Respondent Superior;
GRANDE COMMUNICATIONS, Winstead, P. C.;
CHESTER E. BEAVER, City of Austin, Texas
Attorney; ANN MORGAN, Attorney City of Austin,
Texas; JOHN A. BENAVIDES, Investigator City of
Austin; CHARLES H. GORHAM, Administrator City
of Austin; CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS; TRAVIS
COUNTY, TEXAS; FELIX TARANGO, Assistant Travis
County Attorney; JOSEPH ROSSER, Deputy; BRUCE
ELFANT, Constable Precinct 5, Travis County;
EDWARD CURRY, Sergeant Travis County
Constable; RIVERSTONE OPERATING COMPANY,
INCORPORATED; RYAN GOERES, District
Superintendent Hunt Oil Company; KIM KENDRICK,
Assistant Secretary, U. S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development - Fair Housing
Equal Opportunity FHEO, Fair Housing FHEO,
Fair Housing Assistance Program - FHMP,
individually and in her official capacity;
MILTON TURNER, Director Compliance and
Disability Rights - HUD - FHEO - FHAP,
individually and in his official capacity;
GARRY SWEENEY; JOSEPH CASTILLO, Director HUD -
FHEO - FHAP Field Office, individually and in
his official capacity; ALPHONSO JACKSON,
Secretary HUD #06-06-293-8 City of Austin,
Texas HUD Certified Fair Housing Office - FHAP
FHEO No. 01-06-0028-HG/COA EE/FHO,
individually and in his official capacity;
JACK E. FRITTS, Maintenance - Falcon Ridge
Apartments, et al; RIVERSTONE RESIDENTIAL, SC,
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
Maryland, at Greenbelt. Deborah K. Chasanow, District Judge.
(8:07-cv-01363-DKC)
Submitted: November 26, 2007 Decided: December 21, 2007
Before NIEMEYER, TRAXLER, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Michael L. Buesgens, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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PER CURIAM:
Michael L. Buesgens seeks to appeal the transfer of his
pending 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2000) action from the District of
Maryland to the Western District of Texas. This court may exercise
jurisdiction only over final orders, 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (2000), and
certain interlocutory and collateral orders, 28 U.S.C. § 1292(2000); Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b); Cohen v. Beneficial Indus. Loan
Corp., 337 U.S. 541 (1949). It is well-settled that transfers
under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) (2000) are not appealable final orders.
See In re Carefirst of Md., Inc., 305 F.3d 253, 262 (4th Cir.
2002); Gower v. Lehman, 799 F.2d 925, 927 (4th Cir. 1986). We
therefore lack jurisdiction to entertain this appeal. Accordingly,
we deny Buesgens’ motions for production of documents and for
“Joinder of Civil Actions.” We also deny Buesgens’ “Motion for
relief from Judge Sam Sparks’ order closing Civil No.
1:07cv00444SS.” 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.
DISMISSED
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