United States v. Michael Rankins

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

United States v. Michael Rankins

Opinion

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 14-4839

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff - Appellee,

v.

MICHAEL RANKINS,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at Raleigh. Terrence W. Boyle, District Judge. (2:14-cr-00003-BO-1)

Submitted: January 22, 2015 Decided: January 26, 2015

Before SHEDD, KEENAN, and DIAZ, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Michael Rankins, Appellant Pro Se. Seth Morgan Wood, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM:

Michael Rankins seeks to appeal the district court’s

order denying his pro se motion for appointment of counsel and

his motion requesting specific medical treatment. This court

may exercise jurisdiction only over final orders,

28 U.S.C. § 1291

(2012), and certain interlocutory and collateral orders,

28 U.S.C. § 1292

(2012); Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b); Cohen v.

Beneficial Indus. Loan Corp.,

337 U.S. 541, 545-46

(1949). The

order Rankins seeks to appeal is neither a final order nor an

appealable interlocutory or collateral order. Accordingly, we

deny Rankins’ motion for appointment of counsel and we grant the

Government’s motion to 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 this court and argument would not aid the decisional

process.

DISMISSED

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