Michael Perkinson v. Peter White

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Decided: April 29, 2014
• Docket: 14-6194
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 14-6194

MICHAEL SCOTT PERKINSON,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

PETER WHITE; GRAY FAULKNER, III; BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, Vance County; WESTERN SURETY, CNA Surety,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at Raleigh. Louise W. Flanagan, District Judge. (5:13-ct-03004-FL)

Submitted: April 24, 2014 Decided: April 29, 2014

Before NIEMEYER, SHEDD, and FLOYD, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Michael Scott Perkinson, Appellant Pro Se. Sonny Sade Haynes, WOMBLE CARLYLE SANDRIDGE & RICE, PLLC, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, for Appellees.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM:

Michael Scott Perkinson seeks to appeal the district

court’s order denying his motion for appointment of counsel.

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, 545-46 (1949). The

order Perkinson seeks to appeal is neither a final order nor an

appealable interlocutory or collateral order. Miller v.

Simmons, 814 F.2d 962, 964-67 (4th Cir. 1987). 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