UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 98-6180

DOUGLAS RAYMOND NELSON, Plaintiff - Appellant, and

KATHLENE MAE NELSON, Plaintiff, versus

GANNETT NEWS SERVICE, Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis- trict of Virginia, at Richmond. Richard L. Williams, Senior Dis- trict Judge. (CA-97-905)

Submitted: July 22, 1998 Decided: August 6, 1998

Before ERVIN, MICHAEL, and MOTZ, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Douglas Raymond Nelson, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

See Local Rule 36(c).

PER CURIAM: Douglas Raymond Nelson appeals from the district court’s order dismissing without prejudice his 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 (West 1994 & Supp. 1998) complaint. The district court dismissed Nelson’s com- plaint without prejudice for failure to comply with Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a)(2). Because a dismissal without prejudice is not generally appealable, we dismiss the appeal. See Domino Sugar Corp. v. Sugar Workers Local Union 392, 10 F.3d 1064, 1066-67 (4th Cir. 1993). 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