Brown v. Thornton

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Brown v. Thornton, 30 F. App'x 144 (4th Cir. 2002)

Brown v. Thornton

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Frank T. Brown appeals the district court’s order denying his motion for appointment of counsel filed in his employment discrimination action. 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, 69 S.Ct. 1221, 93 L.Ed. 1528 (1949). The order here appealed is neither a final order nor an appeal-able 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.

Reference

Full Case Name
Frank Thomas BROWN v. Theodore THORNTON Baltimore City Public Schools
Status
Published