Claudio v. GEO Group, Inc.

534 F. App'x 193

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Decided: July 22, 2013
• Docket: No. 13-6375
• Status: Published

Opinion

Dismissed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

PER CURIAM:

Howard Duffis Claudio seeks to appeal the district court’s order dismissing the Bureau of Prisons and Harley Lappin as parties to his lawsuit. This court may exercise jurisdiction only over final orders, 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (2006), and certain interlocutory and collateral orders, 28 U.S.C. § 1292 (2006); Fed.R.Civ.P. 54(b); Cohen v. Beneficial Indus. Loan Corp., 337 U.S. 541, 545-46, 69 S.Ct. 1221, 93 L.Ed. 1528 (1949). Because the action is proceeding in the district court against the remaining defendants, the order Claudio seeks to appeal is neither a final order nor an appeal-able interlocutory or collateral order. 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.