Williams v. Pearson
Williams v. Pearson
Opinion
UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 01-7673
BERNARD M. WILLIAMS,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
EDDIE LEE PEARSON, Chief Warden,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Richmond. Richard L. Williams, Senior District Judge. (CA-01-288)
Submitted: January 31, 2002 Decided: February 8, 2002
Before NIEMEYER, WILLIAMS, and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Bernard M. Williams, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c). PER CURIAM:
Bernard M. Williams appeals the district court’s order that he
either pay the entire filing fee or consent to having a certain
portion of funds in his prison account forwarded to the district
court until the fee is paid. We dismiss the appeal for lack of
jurisdiction because the order is not appealable. This court may
exercise jurisdiction only over final orders,
28 U.S.C. § 1291(1994), and certain interlocutory and collateral orders,
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 dismiss the appeal as interlocutory. We also deny Williams’
motion for appointment of counsel and his motion for general re-
lief. 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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