Richardson v. Metro Transit Authority

124 F. App'x 810

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Decided: April 1, 2005
• Docket: No. 04-2549
• Status: Published

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

Lenir Richardson appeals the district court’s order dismissing for failure to state a claim some but not all of the defendants named in Richardson’s civil rights action. We dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction because the order is not appealable. 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 here appealed is neither a final order nor an appeal-able interlocutory or collateral order.

We dismiss the appeal as interlocutory. 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