Williams v. Melitis

34 F. App'x 940

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Decided: May 22, 2002
• Docket: 01-7791
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

Anthony Russell Williams appeals the order denying as untimely his motion to add additional parties. * The incident that gave rise to Williams’ complaint occurred on January 18, 1998, and is subject to a two-year statute of limitations. Williams’ motion, which was filed in June 2001, attempted to add parties after the expiration of the statute of limitations. That motion does not relate back to the original complaint, and is thus barred by the statute of limitations. See Intown Properties Management, Inc. v. Wheaton Van Lines, Inc., 271 F.3d 164, 170 (4th Cir.2001).

We affirm the order of the district court. 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.

AFFIRMED.

* This appeal was interlocutory when filed. However, because the district court entered final judgment prior to our consideration of this appeal, we have jurisdiction under the doctrine of cumulative finality. Equipment Fin. Group, Inc. v. Traverse Computer Brokers, 973 F.2d 345, 347 (4th Cir.1992).