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Johnson v. Johnson

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Johnson v. Johnson, 119 F. App'x 509 (4th Cir. 2005)

Johnson v. Johnson

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM:

Kevin Johnson appeals from the district court’s orders dismissing without prejudice his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2000) action and denying his motion for reconsideration. The district court dismissed the complaint for failure to comply with Fed.R.Civ.P. 20(a).

The district court’s dismissal without prejudice is not appealable. See Domino Sugar Corp. v. Sugar Workers Local Union 392, 10 F.3d 1064, 1066-67 (4th Cir. 1993). A dismissal without prejudice is a final order only if no amendment could cure the defects in the complaint. Id. at 1067. In ascertaining whether a dismissal without prejudice is reviewable in this court, we must determine “whether the plaintiff could save his action by merely amending his complaint.” Id. Here, Johnson can cure the defect in his complaint by filing an amended complaint that does not incorporate multiple unrelated claims.

Accordingly, 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
Kevin JOHNSON, Plaintiff—Appellant v. Gene M. JOHNSON, Director, Virginia State Department of Corrections (VDOC) Ronald Angelone, Past Director, VDOC John Jabe, Deputy Director, VDOC Fred Schilling, Health Services Director, VDOC Inspector General, VDOC Larry Traylor, VDOC Spokesman T.C. Brown, Ombudsman Services Manager, VDOC Larry Huffman, Western Regional Director, VDOC Richard Young, Past Western Regional Director Robbie Bivens, Regional Ombudsman, VDOC S. Larlee, Regional Ombudsman, VDOC Pound, Virginia Postmaster Stanley K. Young, Warden, Wallens Ridge State Prison (WRSP) Adam Harvey, Past Assistant Warden, WRSP T. Yates, Security Chief, WRSP Charles Janeway, Prison Guard Captain, WRSP David Taylor, Prison Guard Captain, WRSP Jeff Compton, Prison Guard Lieutenant, WRSP Meyer, Prison Guard Lieutenant, WRSP A.J. Gallihar, Prison Guard Lieutenant, WRSP Jeffrey Head, Prison Guard Sergeant, WRSP Joe Bentley, Prison Guard Sergeant, Wrsp Matthew Hamilton, Prison Guard Sergeant, WRSP Ewing, Prison Guard Sergeant, WRSP Sword, Prison Guard Sergeant, WRSP Collins, Prison Guard Sergeant, WRSP Sergeant Kendrick, Prison Guard Sergeant, WRSP Michael Hutchinson, Investigator (Past), WRSP B. Sturgill, Prison Guard, WRSP Vorp, Prison Guard, Wrsp G. Sexton, Prison Guard, WRSP J. Hurley, Prison Guard, WRSP Hughes, Prison Guard, WRSP Gilley, Prison Guard, WRSP G. Bailey, Prison Guard, WRSP I. Hamilton, Prison Guard, WRSP Keith Counts, Prison Guard, WRSP Daniel Braxton, Warden, Red Onion State Prison (ROSP) Jerry W. Armentrout, Assistant Warden, ROSP Richard Fleming, Security Chief, ROSP Richard Rowlette, Past Security Chief, ROSP Y'Vonne Elswick-Taylor, Treatment Supervisor, ROSP Leslie Fleming, Past Prison Guard Captain, ROSP J. Kiser, Prison Guard Captain, ROSP Dewayne Turner, Prison Guard Lieutenant, ROSP Ronald Fowler, Prison Guard Lieutenant, ROSP Larry Cox, Prison Guard Lieutenant, ROSP Richard Rose, Prison Guard Lieutenant, ROSP Danny Damron, Prison Guard Sergeant, ROSP Joe Fannin, Prison Guard Sergeant, ROSP Scotty Deel, Prison Guard Sergeant, ROSP Sergeant Childress, Prison Guard Sergeant, ROSP T. Mccoy, Prison Guard Sergeant, ROSP Kevin Mccoy, Prison Guard Sergeant, ROSP Delmer Tate, Prison Guard Sergeant, ROSP T. Wood, Prison Guard Sergeant, ROSP Sergeant Adams, Prison Guard Sergeant, K-9 Unit, ROSP Carl Yates, Investigator, ROSP Randall Cantrell, Prison Guard, ROSP L. Collins, Prison Guard, ROSP G. Mullins, Prison Guard, ROSP S. Rasnick, Prison Guard, ROSP S. White, Prison Guard, ROSP Webb, Prison Guard, ROSP Franklin, Prison Guard, ROSP Daniel McCowan, Prison Guard, ROSP Shannon Long, Prison Guard, ROSP J. Smith, Prison Guard, ROSP J. Ely, Prison Guard, ROSP D. Mooney, Past Prison Guard, ROSP Rocky Wood, Prison Guard, ROSP J. Stanley, Prison Guard, ROSP J. Phillips, Prison Guard, ROSP James Bentley, Prison Guard, ROSP T. Austin, Prison Guard, ROSP S. Bunch, Mailroom Worker, ROSP T. Pease, Mailroom Worker, ROSP S. Mullins, Mailroom Worker, ROSP P. Harless, Assistant Nursing Director, ROSP Stiltner, Licensed Practical Nurse, ROSP Green, Medical Doctor, ROSP Fonnie Taylor, Grievance Coordinator, ROSP M. Bolling, Grievance Coordinator, ROSP J. Johnson, Grievance Coordinator, ROSP P. Perrigan, Grievance Coordinator, ROSP Bret Edmonds, Disciplinary Hearings Officer, ROSP Larry Collins, Disciplinary Hearings Officer, ROSP D. Mcknight, Food Service Director, ROSP James R. Wiandt, Special Agent, VDOC, ROSP Kevin Young, Prison Guard, WRSP N. Sutherland, Grievance Coordinator, ROSP, Defendants—Appellees
Status
Published
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