Okpala v. Ashcroft

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Okpala v. Ashcroft, 61 F. App'x 102 (4th Cir. 2003)

Okpala v. Ashcroft

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

O. Garry Okpala seeks to appeal the district court’s order accepting the magistrate judge’s recommendation to dismiss some claims and defendants from his civil rights action and the court’s order denying his motion filed under Fed.R.Civ.P. 59(e). 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 orders Okpala seeks to appeal are neither final orders nor appealable interlocutory or collateral orders. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and *103legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

DISMISSED.

Reference

Full Case Name
O. Garry OKPALA v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney General of the United States Kathleen Hawk Sawyer, Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons Steven J. Gal, Warden of the Federal Correctional Institution, Estill, South Carolina Joe Snoddy, Associate Warden, Federal Correctional Institution, Estill, South Carolina Byrne, Captain of the Federal Correctional Institution, Estill, South Carolina Grubbs, Counselor at Federal Correctional Institution, Estill, South Carolina Carthwright, Unit Manager at Federal Correctional Institution, Estill, South Carolina Ranew, Corrections Officer at Federal Correctional Institution, Estill, South Carolina Robinson, Corrections Officer at Federal Correctional Institution, Estill, South Carolina Johnson, Corrections Officer at Federal Correctional Institution, Estill, South Carolina Kathleen Mack, Supervisor of Education at Federal Correctional Institution, Estill, South Carolina Fosse, Lieutenant at Federal Correctional Institution, Estill, SC Adducci, Disciplinary Hearing Officer DHO at Federal Correctional Institution, Estill, South Carolina Unknown Named Officials, of the Federal Bureau of Prisons Federal Bureau of Prisons USA
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Status
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