Rizer v. Kirby

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Rizer v. Kirby

Opinion

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 98-6838

HARRY RIZER,

Petitioner - Appellant,

versus

PAUL KIRBY, Warden, Northern Regional Jail/ Correctional Facility,

Respondent - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, at Elkins. Robert Earl Maxwell, Senior District Judge. (CA-97-20-2)

Submitted: September 30, 1998 Decided: October 15, 1998

Before ERVIN, LUTTIG, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Harry Rizer, Appellant Pro Se. Leslie K. Kiser, WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Charleston, West Virginia, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

Harry Rizer appeals the district court’s order denying his

“Motion for Stay of Judgment Pending Rehearing.” We dismiss the

appeal for lack of jurisdiction because the order is not appeal-

able. This court may exercise jurisdiction only over final orders,

see

28 U.S.C. § 1291

(1994), and certain interlocutory and collat-

eral orders. See

28 U.S.C. § 1292

(1994); Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b);

Cohen v. Beneficial Indus. Loan Corp.,

337 U.S. 541

(1949). The

order here appealed is neither a final order nor an appealable

interlocutory or collateral order.

We deny a certificate of appealability and 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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Unpublished