Veotis Harding v. John Owens

615 F. App'x 146

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Decided: September 3, 2015
• Docket: 15-6486
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

Dismissed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

PER CURIAM:

Veotis Harding seeks to appeal the district court’s order construing his “motion of actual innocence” as one under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2012), and docketing it within his criminal case. The motion is proceeding in Harding’s criminal docket. * 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., 837 U.S. 541, 545-46, 69 S.Ct. 1221, 93 L.Ed. 1528 (1949). The order Harding 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 this court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

DISMISSED.

* Although the clerk’s order accompanying the district court’s order states that "respondent’s motion to dismiss is granted and this action is hereby dismissed,” the motion is proceeding under Harding’s criminal docket. Thus, the clerk’s order is erroneous.