U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 2011

Tompkins v. Herron

Tompkins v. Herron
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · Decided August 23, 2011 · Davis, Keenan, Wilkinson
443 F. App'x 879

Tompkins v. Herron

Opinion of the Court

Dismissed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

PER CURIAM:

Stuart Wayne Tompkins seeks to appeal the magistrate judge’s order denying his motion for appointment of counsel and striking his first set of interrogatories and request for production of documents. 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, 545-46, 69 S.Ct. 1221, 93 L.Ed. 1528 (1949). The order Tompkins seeks to appeal is neither a final order nor an appealable interlocutory or collateral order. 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.

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