Dozier v. Simmons

169 F. App'x 160

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Decided: February 27, 2006
• Docket: No. 05-7123
• Status: Published

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

Angela Maria Dozier seeks to appeal the district court’s order dismissing two defendants from her civil action and proceeding with the remaining defendant. This court may exercise jurisdiction only over final orders, 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (2000), and certain interlocutory and collateral orders, 28 U.S.C. § 1292 (2000); Fed.R.Civ.P. 54(b); Cohen v. Beneficial Indus. Loan Corp., 337 U.S. 541, 69 S.Ct. 1221, 93 L.Ed. 1528 (1949). The order Dozier seeks to appeal is neither a final order nor an appealable 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 the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

DISMISSED