GARVIN v. SOUTH CAROLINA (2018)

John Dwayne Garvin seeks to appeal the district court's orders remanding his state postconviction proceeding to the state court from which it was removed, denying his motion to amend the notice of removal, and denying reconsideration of the remand order. With certain exceptions not applicable here, “[a]n order remanding a case to the State court from which it was removed is not reviewable on appeal or otherwise.” 28 U.S.C. § 1447(d) (2012). The Supreme Court has limited the scope of § 1447(d) to prohibiting appellate review of remand orders based on a defect in the removal procedure or lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Quackenbush v. Allstate Ins. Co., 517 U.S. 706, 711-12, 116 S.Ct. 1712, 135 L.Ed.2d 1 (1996); see 28 U.S.C. § 1447(c) (2012). Here, the remand was based on lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Accordingly, this court lacks jurisdiction to review the district court's orders. We therefore dismiss the appeals. Garvin's motions to exceed the length limitations for his informal brief, for a petition in error from judgment order for a writ of error, and for alteration and amendment to petition for removal of state proceeding are denied. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before this court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

DISMISSED

PER CURIAM:

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.