U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 2002

Schaeffer v. Jacobs

Schaeffer v. Jacobs
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · Decided September 11, 2002
46 F. App'x 171

Schaeffer v. Jacobs

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Robert Schaeffer appeals the dismissal of his action as to two of the four Defendants in his 28 U.S.C. § 1983 (2000) 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 (2000), and certain interlocutory and collateral orders, 28 U.S.C. § 1292 (2000); 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.

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