Smith v. Morris

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit October 7, 1994

Smith v. Morris, 37 F.3d 1495 (4th Cir. 1994)

1994 U.S. App. LEXIS 34873; 1994 WL 551397

Opinion

37 F.3d 1495
NOTICE: Fourth Circuit I.O.P. 36.6 states that citation of unpublished dispositions is disfavored except for establishing res judicata, estoppel, or the law of the case and requires service of copies of cited unpublished dispositions of the Fourth Circuit.

James Preston SMITH, Plaintiff Appellant,
v.
E. C. MORRIS, Department Director; J. A. Smith, Jr.,
Regional Administrator; J. Beale, D Unit
Assistant Warden; Roulette Brown,
Ombudsman, Defendants Appellees.

No. 94-6857.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Submitted: Sept. 20, 1994
Decided: Oct. 7, 1994.

Before MURNAGHAN, HAMILTON, and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Appellant appeals from magistrate judge's report recommending denial of leave to proceed in forma pauperis and dismissal of the complaint without prejudice. We dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction because the report and recommendation is not appealable. This Court may exercise jurisdiction only over final orders, 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 (1988), and certain interlocutory and collateral orders, 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1292 (1988); Fed.R.Civ.P. 54(b); Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp., 337 U.S. 541 (1949). The report and recommendation here appealed is neither a final order nor an appealable interlocutory or collateral order.

We dismiss the appeal as interlocutory. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the Court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

Reference

Full Case Name: James Preston Smith v. E. C. Morris, Department Director J. A. Smith, Jr., Regional Administrator J. Beale, D Unit Assistant Warden Roulette Brown, Ombudsman
Status: Published