Depineres v. Scott

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Depineres v. Scott, 73 F. App'x 644 (4th Cir. 2003)

Depineres v. Scott

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM:

Ricardo Gutierrez DePineres filed a notice of appeal in his civil rights action, which is pending in the district court. The district court has not yet entered a final order in this case. 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). Because the district court has not entered a final order or an appealable interlocutory or collateral order, we dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. 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
Ricardo Gutierrez DEPINERES v. Willie SCOTT, Warden James Brown, Chaplain Mr. Choates, Assistant Warden Operations Melvin Lee, Contract Administrator
Status
Published