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Brockington v. S.C. Dep't of Soc. Servs.

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
Apr 28, 2017
No. 17-1028 (4th Cir. Apr. 28, 2017)

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Opinion

No. 17-1028

04-28-2017

CLARA LEWIS BROCKINGTON, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. S.C. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES; REESE PALMER, Defendants - Appellees.

Clara Lewis Brockington, Appellant Pro Se.


UNPUBLISHED

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at Florence. R. Bryan Harwell, District Judge. (4:16-cv-03326-RBH) Before MOTZ, DUNCAN, and AGEE, Circuit Judges. Dismissed and remanded by unpublished per curiam opinion. Clara Lewis Brockington, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM:

Clara Lewis Brockington seeks to appeal the district court's order accepting the magistrate judge's recommendation and dismissing her civil complaint without prejudice for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. 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., 337 U.S. 541, 545-46 (1949). Because it is possible that Brockington could cure the defects in her complaint through amendment, the order she seeks to appeal is neither a final order nor an appealable interlocutory or collateral order. See Goode v. Cent. Va. Legal Aid Soc'y, 807 F.3d 619, 623-25, 628-30 (4th Cir. 2015). Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction and remand the case to the district court with instructions to allow Brockington to file an amended complaint. 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 AND REMANDED


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Case details for

Brockington v. S.C. Dep't of Soc. Servs.

Case Details

Full title:CLARA LEWIS BROCKINGTON, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. S.C. DEPARTMENT OF…

Court:UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

Date published: Apr 28, 2017

Citations

No. 17-1028 (4th Cir. Apr. 28, 2017)

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