Square v. Gay

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Square v. Gay

Opinion

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 95-7084

BILLY RAY SQUARE,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

versus

WAYNE V. GAY; ELTON R. COLEY; ERIC BARNES; CATHY DEWALD; KEITH BARNES,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis- trict of North Carolina, at Raleigh. James C. Fox, Chief District Judge. (CA-94-803-5-CT-F)

Submitted: December 14, 1995 Decided: January 4, 1996

Before ERVIN, Chief Judge, and WIDENER and WILKINS, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Billy Ray Square, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c). PER CURIAM:

Appellant appeals the district court order dismissing one De-

fendant named in his

42 U.S.C. § 1983

(1988) complaint but allowing

the action to proceed against other Defendants. We dismiss the ap-

peal for lack of jurisdiction because the order is not appealable.

This court may exercise jurisdiction only over final orders,

28 U.S.C. § 1291

(1988), and certain interlocutory and collateral

orders,

28 U.S.C. § 1292

(1988); Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b); Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.,

337 U.S. 541

(1949). The order

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.

DISMISSED

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