Wilder v. Preston

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Decided: June 5, 2009
• Docket: 09-1161
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 09-1161

LAWRENCE VERLINE WILDER, SR.,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

STEVE PRESTON, Secretary, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development; JOHN BRAVACOS, Regional Director; JAMES KELLY, Field Office Director,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore. Richard D. Bennett, District Judge. (1:09-cv-00155-RDB)

Submitted: May 28, 2009 Decided: June 5, 2009

Before WILKINSON, KING, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Lawrence Verline Wilder, Sr., Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

Lawrence Verline Wilder, Sr., seeks to appeal the

district court’s order denying without prejudice his motion for

appointment of counsel in an ongoing civil action. 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 (1949). The order

Wilder 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