Hankins v. Ayers

327 F. App'x 388

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Decided: June 10, 2009
• Docket: 09-1307
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

Ricky Lee Hankins seeks to appeal the district court’s order dismissing without prejudice his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2006) complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B) (2006). 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 deficiency identified by the district court—that the complaint did not assert sufficient facts in support of its legal conclusions—may be remedied by the filing of a complaint that articulates adequate facts, we conclude that the order Hankins seeks to appeal is neither a final order nor an appealable interlocutory or collateral order. See Domino Sugar Corp. v. Sugar Workers Local Union 392, 10 F.3d 1064, 1066 (4th Cir.1993) (a dismissal without prejudice is not generally appealable).

Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. We deny Hankins’ motion for appointment of counsel. 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.