Ward v. Beaufort County Detention Center

160 F. App'x 292

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Decided: December 22, 2005
• Docket: No. 05-7578
• Status: Published

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

Joseph Grayson Ward seeks to appeal the district court’s order accepting in part the recommendation of the magistrate judge and granting partial summary judgment on his complaint filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2000). 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 Ward 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