U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 2017

Michael Breyan v. Captain Tolth

Michael Breyan v. Captain Tolth
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · Decided July 25, 2017 · Duncan, Wynn, Hamilton
693 F. App'x 258

Michael Breyan v. Captain Tolth

Opinion

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

PER CURIAM:

Michael A. Breyan appeals the district court’s order dismissing without prejudice his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2012) action under Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b) for failure follow the court’s earlier order that he needed to bring his case into the proper form. 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, 545-47, 69 S.Ct. 1221, 93 L.Ed. 1528 (1949). Because the district court identified deficiencies that Breyan may remedy by filing an amended complaint, we conclude that the order Breyan seeks to appeal is neither a final order nor an appealable interlocutory or collateral order. See Goode v. Cent. Va. Legal Aid Soc’y, Inc., 807 F.3d 619, 623-24 (4th Cir. 2015); Domino Sugar Corp. v. Sugar Workers Local Union 392, 10 F.3d 1064, 1066-67 (4th Cir. 1993). Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal for lack of jurisdiction and remand the case to the district court with instructions to allow Breyan to amend his complaint. Goode, 807 F.3d at 630. 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 AND REMANDED

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