James Steuert v. L 3 Communications Corp, No. 22-1847 (3d Cir. 2023)
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NOT PRECEDENTIAL UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT _______________ No. 22-1847 _______________ JAMES STEUERT, v. Appellant L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION _______________ On Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (D.C. No. 1:11-cv-03385) District Judge: Honorable Joseph H. Rodriguez _______________ Submitted Under Third Circuit L.A.R. 34.1(a) on January 26, 2023 Before: BIBAS, NYGAARD, and FUENTES, Circuit Judges (Filed: January 26, 2023) _______________ OPINION * _______________ BIBAS, Circuit Judge. James Steuert appeals the dismissal of his complaint. But because the District Court never issued a final judgment, we lack jurisdiction to review that dismissal. 28 U.S.C. § 1291. The District Court gave Steuert twenty days to file an amended complaint but did This disposition is not an opinion of the full Court and, under I.O.P. 5.7, is not binding precedent. * not “provide[ ] express notice” that its order would “automatically produce a final order of dismissal when the time to amend [ran] out.” Weber v. McGrogan, 939 F.3d 232, 240 (3d Cir. 2019). And though Steuert filed a notice of appeal after those twenty days, he did not clearly stand on his complaint. See id. So we will dismiss his appeal. 2
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