Errol Douglass Fulford-El appeals the district court’s order dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2000) complaint without prejudice. The district court dismissed the complaint because Fulford-El did not comply with Fed.R.Civ.P. 8, requiring a short and plain statement of his claims. Because Fulford-El may cure this defect by amending his complaint, the dismissal without prejudice is not a final, appealable order. See Domino Sugar Corp. v. Sugar Workers Local Union 392, 10 F.3d 1064, 1066-67 (4th Cir. 1993). We therefore dismiss the appeal. * We deny Fulford-El’s motion for transfer to another institution. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before *286 the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

DISMISSED.