United States v. Hezekiah Drayton
United States v. Hezekiah Drayton
Opinion
UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 20-7302
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
HEZEKIAH BERNARD DRAYTON, a/k/a Little Bee,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at Charleston. David C. Norton, District Judge. (2:98-cr-00751-DCN-2; 2:16-cv-01872- DCN)
Submitted: February 1, 2021 Decided: February 5, 2021
Before WILKINSON, MOTZ, and AGEE, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Hezekiah Bernard Drayton, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM:
Hezekiah Bernard Drayton seeks to appeal the district court’s order partially
granting and partially denying relief on his
28 U.S.C. § 2255motion. The district court’s
order vacated Drayton’s sentences on three counts but rejected Drayton’s argument for
resentencing on a fourth count. The district court has not yet resentenced Drayton on the
applicable counts.
This court may exercise jurisdiction only over final orders,
28 U.S.C. § 1291, and
certain interlocutory and collateral orders,
28 U.S.C. § 1292; Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b); Cohen
v. Beneficial Indus. Loan Corp.,
337 U.S. 541, 545-46(1949). The order Drayton seeks to
appeal is neither a final order nor an appealable interlocutory or collateral order. See
Andrews v. United States,
373 U.S. 334, 340(1963) (holding that a district court order
granting a future resentencing is not immediately appealable because it does not complete
the § 2255 proceeding). 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 this court and argument would not aid the decisional
process.
DISMISSED
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