Leonardo Crespo v. TSLA
── Leonardo Crespo v. TSLA ──
Case No.: 25-12932
Court: Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Date: March 19, 2026
Category: NEW
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NOT FOR PUBLICATION
In the
United States Court of Appeals
For the Eleventh Circuit
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No. 25-12932
Non-Argument Calendar
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LEONARDO CRESPO,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
TESLA, INC.,
a foreign corporation,
TESLA FLORIDA, INC.,
a Florida corporation,
Defendants-Appellees.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Florida
D.C. Docket No. 9:25-cv-80129-DMM
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Before JILL PRYOR, LAGOA, and ABUDU, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:
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2 Opinion of the Court 25-12932
This appeal is DISMISSED, sua sponte, for lack of
jurisdiction. Leonardo Crespo, pro se, appeals from the district
court’s order denying his motion to enforce the defendants’
demand for a jury trial. While this appeal was pending, the district
court entered final judgment.
The appealed order is not final because it did not end the
ligation on the merits. 28 U.S.C. § 1291; CSX Transp., Inc. v. City of
Garden City, 235 F.3d 1325, 1327 (11th Cir. 2000) (explaining that a
final judgment leaves nothing for the district court to do but
execute the judgment). Crespo’s amended complaint remained
pending when the order was entered. And the order is not
otherwise immediately appealable. See Howard v. Parisian, Inc., 807
F.2d 1560, 1566-67 (11th Cir. 1987) (holding that an interlocutory
order denying a jury trial in a civil action is not reviewable under
the collateral order doctrine). Nor does the subsequent entry of
final judgment cure Crespo’s premature appeal. See Robinson v.
Tanner, 798 F.2d 1378, 1382-83 (11th Cir. 1986) (explaining that a
subsequent final judgment cures a premature appeal only when the
appeal is from an otherwise final order dismissing a claim or party).
All pending motions are DENIED as moot.
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