U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 2009

Wilder v. Baltimore County Police Department

Wilder v. Baltimore County Police Department
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · Decided August 4, 2009 · Motz, King, Duncan
336 F. App'x 300

Wilder v. Baltimore County Police Department

Opinion

Dismissed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

PER CURIAM:

Lawrence Verline Wilder, Sr., filed a complaint against the Baltimore County Police Department and several officers, alleging violations of his civil rights. The district court entered an order granting Wilder leave to proceed in forma pauperis, denying without prejudice his motion for appointment of counsel, and placing his case on inactive status pending resolution of cases Wilder has on the court’s active docket. Wilder seeks to appeal, challenging the denial of his motion for appointment of counsel. This court may exercise jurisdiction only over final orders, 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (2006), and certain interlocutory and collateral orders, 28 U.S.C. § 1292 (2006); 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 denial of a motion for appointment of counsel is not immediately appeal-able, Miller v. Simmons, 814 F.2d 962, 967 (4th Cir. 1987), 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.

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