Matthew Barnett v. Americom Bank

PER CURIAM. Arkansas inmate Matthew Barnett appeals the district court’s 1 interlocutory orders denying his motions for default judgment and for preliminary injunctive relief. Upon careful review, we conclude that this court lacks jurisdiction to review the issues presented in this appeal. See Dieser v. Cont’l Cas. Co., 440 F.3d 920, 923 (8th Cir.2006) (federal courts will raise jurisdictional issues sua sponte). First, the district court’s orders denying Barnett’s motions for default judgment were not final appealable orders. See Bean v. Dormire, 10 F.3d 538, 539 (8th Cir.1993) (per cu-riam) (district court’s order denying default judgment is not final appealable order). Second, the district court’s denial of preliminary injunctive relief has become moot because a final judgment has been entered against Barnett in the district court. See Brooks v. Roy, 556 Fed.Appx. 553, 554 (8th Cir.2014) (unpublished per curiam) (interlocutory appeal from denial of preliminary injunctive relief becomes moot once final judgment is entered; appeal from order regarding injunction does not stay other proceedings before district court and does not prevent district court from deciding litigation on merits); see also Beaulieu v. Ludeman, 690 F.3d 1017, 1024 (8th Cir.2012) (court properly dismisses claim as moot if it has lost its character as present, live controversy; appellate court lacks jurisdiction over cases in which, due to passage of time or change in circumstances, issues presented will no longer be live or parties will not have *514 legally cognizable interest in outcome of litigation). Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal. Footnotes [1] The Honorable Susan Webber Wright, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas.