Sundari Prasad v. M. Lauck
Opinion
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
Sundari K. Prasad seeks to appeal the district court’s order dismissing without prejudice her 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2012) action for failure to comply with the court’s prior order to particularize her complaint. 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 deficiencies identified by the district court may be remedied by particularizing the complaint as directed, we conclude that the order Prasad seeks to appeal is neither a final order nor an appealable interlocutory or collateral order. 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 the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. * We deny as moot Prasad’s motion to consolidate this appeal with the mandamus petition we previously denied in No. 17-1910, and deny as unnecessary Prasad’s motion to amend to add President Trump as a party on appeal. 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
We do not remand this matter to the district court, though, because the court previously afforded Prasad the chance to particularize her- complaint, and she failed to do so. Cf. Goode, 807 F.3d at 629-30.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Sundari K. PRASAD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Judge M. Hannah LAUCK; Magistrate Roderick Young; President Donald Trump, Defendants-Appellees
- Status
- Unpublished