Hobbs v. Harbin

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 01-20705 Summary Calendar DONALD F HOBBS Plaintiff - Appellant v. EUGENE HARBIN, Assistant Warden; TRACY ALLEN; JAMES MITCHELL; TAMARA YOUNG; MARY MOSELY; KENNETH N DAVIS, Sergeant; MARC H RODRIGUEZ; CRAIG B PRICE; RICHARD C THALER Defendants - Appellees ------------------------- DONALD F HOBBS Plaintiff - Appellant v. GEORGE BUSH, JR, Governor; WAYNE SCOTT, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice; GARY JOHNSON, DIRECTOR, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, INSTITUTIONAL DIVISION; EUGENE HARBIN, Assistant Warden; TRACY ALLEN; ALLEN POLUNSKY; DR BOBBY VINCENT; RICHARD C THALER, Warden; JUAN J TREVINO; JAMES MCKEE,Sergeant; CRAIG B PRICE, Major; ROBERT S GAYLOR, Captain; DENISE BOX; HENRY C JONES; TAMMY DUKE; BOBBIE PARKER; CLARENCE GLASS, JR, Lieutenant; MARGARET MOSLEY; DR EDGAR HULIPAS; DR LANNETTE LINTHICUM; ROCHELLE MCKINNEY; PRISCILLA DALY; TIMOTHY C SIMMONS, Assistant Warden; TOM HESTER; LEON GUINN; ROBERT P KOENIG, SR; KEITH CLENDENNEN; NANCY PETKOUSEK; SHANTA JENKINS; JESSE FRANKLIN; SYLVIA J PIASTA; ANNIS BURCH; JUDITH LARUE; TONY HARBIN, Sergeant; SURETY NO 1; SURETY NO 2; SURETY NO 3 Defendants - Appellees ------------------------- No. 01-20705 -2- DONALD F HOBBS Plaintiff - Appellant v. BRYAN A SUMSTINE; KENNETH N DAVIS, Sergeant; GERALD A CURTIS Defendants - Appellees ------------------------- DONALD F HOBBS Plaintiff - Appellant v. ROBERT H QUADA, JR; RICHARD C THALER; CHERYL L KELLEY Defendants - Appellees ------------------------- DONALD F HOBBS Plaintiff - Appellant v. KATHERINE KYLE; DENISE BOX; RICHARD C THALER Defendants - Appellees -------------------- Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. H-00-CV-1208 USDC No. H-00-CV-2715 USDC No. H-01-CV-815 USDC No. H-00-CV-944 USDC No. H-01-CV-1028 -------------------- April 22, 2002 Before KING, Chief Judge, and DAVIS and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges. No. 01-20705 -3- PER CURIAM:* Donald Hobbs, Texas prisoner no. 691219, seeks to appeal interlocutory orders consolidating and dismissing one of five consolidated cases. He also contends, for the second time in this court, that the district court erred in striking a motion he filed under FED. R. CIV. P. 60(b) in another of the consolidated cases. “Orders of transfer and consolidation are interlocutory and are not appealable.” Matter of Macon Uplands Venture, 624 F.2d 26, 27-28 (5th Cir. 1980). The dismissal of only one of the consolidated cases is likewise not appealable. See Ringwald v. Harris, 675 F.2d 768, 771 (5th Cir. 1982). As we have already determined, the order striking the Rule 60(b) motion is not appealable. Hobbs v. Harbin, No. 01-20722 (5th Cir. Jan. 2, 2002). Because we have no jurisdiction over these interlocutory rulings, Hobbs’s appeal is DISMISSED. Hobbs has now filed at least two appeals from nonappealable rulings. We caution Hobbs that similar filings in this court may invite the imposition of sanctions. Hobbs should review any pending matters of his to determine whether they contain frivolous claims. APPEAL DISMISSED; SANCTIONS WARNING ISSUED * Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.