UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 99-6954

ROBERT G. COOK, JR., Plaintiff - Appellant, versus

LANCE STEWARD, Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western Dis- trict of Virginia, at Roanoke. Jackson L. Kiser, Senior District Judge. (CA-99-429-7)

Submitted: October 8, 1999 Decided: November 9, 1999

Before MICHAEL and KING, Circuit Judges, and BUTZNER, Senior Cir- cuit Judge.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Robert G. Cook, Jr., Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

See Local Rule 36(c).

PER CURIAM: Robert G. Cook, Jr., appeals the district court's order dis- missing without prejudice his 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 (West Supp. 1999) complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, under 28 U.S.C.A. § 1915A(b)(1) (West 1999). We have reviewed the record and the district court's opinion and find the district court's order dismissing Cook's complaint without prej- udice is not an appealable order. See Domino Sugar Corp. v. Sugar Workers Local Union 392, 10 F.3d 1064, 1066-67 (4th Cir. 1993). In Domino Sugar, we held that the dismissal of a complaint without prejudice may not be appealed unless the district court clearly indicates that the defects in the plantiff's case cannot be cured by amending and refiling the complaint. The district court in this case left open the possibility that Cook could amend the allega- tions in his complaint or plead new facts that would state one or more claims of constitutional dimension. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal. 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