Arthur Rodgers v. Michael Stallings

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Arthur Rodgers v. Michael Stallings

Opinion

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 14-7291

ARTHUR RODGERS,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

MICHAEL STALLINGS; LEAH YOUNGBLOOD; SERGEANT WHITACRE; OFFICER PORTMESS; SOTTAS; LAMBERT; UNKNOWN NBCI PRISON STAFF; SCOTT OAKLEY; ROBIN WOOLFORD,

Defendants – Appellees

and

OORT, Defendant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore. Catherine C. Blake, Chief District Judge. (1:12-cv-03778-CCB)

Submitted: January 22, 2015 Decided: January 27, 2015

Before SHEDD, KEENAN, and DIAZ, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Arthur Rodgers, Appellant Pro Se. Stephanie Judith Lane-Weber, Assistant Attorney General, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellees.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

Arthur Rodgers seeks to appeal the district court’s

order denying Rodgers’ motions for discovery and appointment of

counsel in his

42 U.S.C. § 1983

(2012) civil rights action.

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 Rodgers seeks to appeal is neither a final order nor an

appealable interlocutory or collateral order. Accordingly, we

dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction and deny the pending

motion for appointment of counsel. 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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