CASON v. OWEN

No. 78-1255 Summary Calendar.

578 F.2d 572 (1978)

William W. CASON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Mary A. OWEN, Chief, Civilian Pay, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, and Mary Ann Cason, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 17, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gertrude A. Reid, Biloxi, Miss., for plaintiff-appellant.

Robert E. Hauberg, U. S. Atty., L. K. Travis, Asst. U. S. Atty., Jackson, Miss., for Mary A. Owen, Chief, Civilian Pay, KAFB.

Before GODBOLD, RONEY and RUBIN, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Like all federal courts, this Court has limited jurisdiction and is required to consider on its own motion whether Congress has given it authority to hear an appeal, agreeably with the Constitution. Finding that we lack jurisdiction of this appeal in its present posture, we must, and do hereby, dismiss the appeal for the following reasons:

1. The decision sought to be appealed was entered by a magistrate. It is doubtful that the magistrate has...

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