In re: Fermin Aldabe

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 23-1213
In re: FERMIN ALDABE,
Appellant.
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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION,
Plaintiff,
v.
ANDRIS PUKKE, a/k/a Marc Romeo, a/k/a Andy Storm, individually and as an
officer or owner of Global Property Alliance, Inc. (also doing business as Sanctuary
Bay, Sanctuary Belize, The Reserve, Kanantik, Laguna Palms, Bamboo Springs, Eco
Futures, Eco Futures Development, Eco Futures Belize); JOHN USHER,
individually and as an officer or owner of Sittee River Wildlife Reserve (also doing
business as Sanctuary Bay, Sanctuary Belize, and The Reserve) and Eco-Futures
Belize Limited (also doing business as Sanctuary Bay, Sanctuary Belize, and The
Reserve); ECO-FUTURES BELIZE LIMITED, d/b/a Sanctuary Bay, d/b/a
Sanctuary Belize, d/b/a The Reserve, a California Corporation; ECO FUTURES
DEVELOPMENT, d/b/a Sanctuary Bay, d/b/a Sanctuary Belize, d/b/a The Reserve,
a company organized under the laws of Belize; BUY BELIZE, LLC, d/b/a Sanctuary
Bay, d/b/a Sanctuary Belize, d/b/a The Reserve, d/b/a Kanantik, d/b/a Laguna Palms,
d/b/a Bamboo Springs, a California limited liability company; BUY
INTERNATIONAL, INC., d/b/a Sanctuary Bay, d/b/a Sanctuary Belize, d/b/a The
Reserve, d/b/a Kanantik, d/b/a Laguna Palms, d/b/a Bamboo Springs, a California
corporation; GLOBAL PROPERTY ALLIANCE, INC., a California corporation,
also doing business as Sanctuary Bay, Sanctuary Belize, The Reserve, Kanantik,
Laguna Palms, Bamboo Springs, Eco Futures, Eco Futures Development, Eco
Futures Belize, Sittee River Wildlife Reserve, Buy Belize, Buy International;
FOUNDATION DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT INC., a California
corporation; SITTEE RIVER WILDLIFE RESERVE, d/b/a Sanctuary Bay, d/b/a
Sanctuary Belize, d/b/a The Reserve, an entity organized under the laws of Belize;

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POWER HAUS MARKETING, a California corporation; EXOTIC INVESTOR,
LLC, d/b/a Coldwell Banker Belize, d/b/a Coldwell Banker Southern Belize, a
limited liability company organized under the laws of St. Kitts and Nevis;
NEWPORT LAND GROUP, LLC, a/k/a Laguna Palms, a/k/a Sanctuary Belize,
a/k/a Bamboo Springs, a/k/a The Reserve, a Wyoming limited liability company;
PRODIGY MANAGEMENT GROUP, LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company;
SOUTHERN BELIZE REALTY, LLC, a limited liability company organized under
the laws of Belize; BELIZE REAL ESTATE AFFILIATES, LLC, d/b/a Coldwell
Banker Belize, d/b/a Coldwell Banker Southern Belize, a limited liability company
organized under the laws of St. Kitts and Nevis; THE ESTATE OF JOHN PUKKE,
a/k/a The Estate of Janis Pukke, a/k/a The Estate of John Andris Pukke;
SANCTUARY BELIZE PROPERTY OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, d/b/a The
Reserve Property Owners’ Association, a Texas non-profit corporation; PETER
BAKER, individually and as an officer or owner of Global Property Alliance, Inc.
(also doing business as Sanctuary Bay, Sanctuary Belize, The Reserve, Kanantik,
Laguna Palms, Bamboo Springs, Eco Futures, Eco Futures Development, Eco
Futures Belize); LUKE CHADWICK, individually and as an officer or owner of
Global Property Alliance, Inc. (also doing business as Sanctuary Bay, Sanctuary
Belize, The Reserve, Kanantik, Laguna Palms, Bamboo Springs, Eco Futures, Eco
Futures Development, Eco Futures Belize; ECOLOGICAL FOX, LLC, a Maryland
limited liability company; BRANDI GREENFIELD, individually and as an officer
or owner of Global Property Alliance, Inc. (also doing business as Sanctuary Bay,
Sanctuary Belize, The Reserve, Kanantik, Laguna Palms, Bamboo Springs, Eco
Futures, Eco Futures Development, Eco Futures Belize); BG MARKETING, LLC,
an Oklahoma limited liability company; ROD KAZAZI, individually and as an
officer or owner of Global Property Alliance, Inc. (also doing business as Sanctuary
Bay, Sanctuary Belize, The Reserve, Kanantik, Laguna Palms, Bamboo Springs, Eco
Futures, Eco Futures Development, Eco Futures Belize); FOUNDATION
PARTNERS, f/k/a Red Crane Advisors, Inc., a California corporation; FRANK
COSTANZO, a/k/a Frank Green, a/k/a Frank Peerless Green, a/k/a Frank Connelly,
a/k/a Frank Connelly-Costanzo, individually and as officer or owner of Ecological
Fox, LLC, Buy International, Inc. (also doing business as Sanctuary Bay, Sanctuary
Belize, The Reserve, Kanantik, Laguna Palms, and Bamboo Springs), and
Foundation Development Management, Inc.); ANGELA CHITTENDEN; BEACH
BUNNY HOLDINGS, LLC, a California limited liability company; JOHN
VIPULIS; DEBORAH CONNELLY; MICHAEL SANTOS, a/k/a Sanctuary Bay,
a/k/a Sanctuary Belize, a/k/a The Reserve, a/k/a Kanantik, a/k/a Laguna Palms, a/k/a
Bamboo Springs, a/k/a Eco Futures, a/k/a Eco Futures Development, a/k/a Eco
Future Belize, a/k/a Sittee River Wildlife Reserve, a/k/a Buy Belize, a/k/a Buy
International, a/k/a Buy Belize, LLC, (also doing business as Sanctuary Bay,
Sanctuary Belize, The Reserve, Kanantik, Laguna Palms, and Bamboo Springs),
a/k/a Buy International, Inc., (also doing business as Sanctuary Bay, Sanctuary
Belize, The Reserve, Kanantik, Lagunal Palms, and Bamboo Springs), Individually

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and as an officer or owner of Global Property Alliance, Inc; AMERIDEBT,
INCORPORATED; DEBTWORKS, INCORPORATED; PAMELA PUKKE, a/k/a
Pamela Shuster; ATLANTIC INTERNATIONAL BANK, LTD, a company
organized under the laws of Belize,
Defendants,
and
CROSS-FREDERICK ASSOCIATES, LLC; FOLEY & LARDNER LLP,
Respondents,
and
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Creditor,
and
THE HAMPSHIRE GENERATIONAL FUND LLC; DAVID PORTMAN; JOHN
A. SARACENO; HEARTLAND PROPERTY GROUP, INC.; JONATHAN B.
SCHULTZ; STEVEN M. SCHULTZ; JULIE SANTOS; HARVEY SCHULTZ; YU
LIN; CHAN MARTIN; QUAN LIN; JULIANA TENGONCIANG; ALFONSO
KOLB, JR.; JASMIN TENGONCIANG; ROEL PAHL; CLARISSA
TENGONCIANG; ALLAN PRIJOLES; MARY JANE PRIJOLES; DARREN
CHRISTIAN,
Intervenors,
and
CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE,
Trustee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore.
Peter J. Messitte, Senior District Judge. (1:18-cv-03309-PJM)

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Submitted: April 19, 2024 Decided: May 2, 2024
Before WILKINSON, Circuit Judge, and MOTZ and KEENAN, Senior Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Fermin Aldabe, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Fermin Aldabe, a nonparty to the underlying action, seeks to appeal the district
court’s letters returning—without docketing—his motions based on his nonparty status.
This court may exercise jurisdiction only over final orders, 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and certain
interlocutory and collateral orders, 28 U.S.C. § 1292; Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b); Cohen v.
Beneficial Indus. Loan Corp., 337 U.S. 541, 545-46 (1949). The letters Aldabe seeks to
appeal are neither final orders nor appealable interlocutory or collateral orders.
Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. 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

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