Opinion
23-6308
05-23-2023
CHARLIE L. HARDIN, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. MAGISTRATE JUDGE ELIZABETH JOI PEAKE; KATY POOLE, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCOTLAND; OFFICER WILEY; QUEEN GERALD; CAPTAIN COVINGTON; MUNGO; OFFICER ADAMS; OFFICER BEATHE; OFFICER NEAL; HARRISON; OFFICER DOUGLAS; OFFICER WHITE; SGT. LOCKLEAR; SGT. PIERCE, Defendants - Appellees.
Charlie L. Hardin, Appellant Pro Se.
UNPUBLISHED
Submitted: May 18, 2023
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, at Greensboro. Joe L. Webster, Magistrate Judge. (1:22-cv-00691-WO-JLW)
Charlie L. Hardin, Appellant Pro Se.
Before NIEMEYER, RICHARDSON, and RUSHING, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM
Charlie L. Hardin seeks to appeal the magistrate judge's report recommending that the district court dismiss his civil action under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b).[*] This court may exercise jurisdiction only over final orders, 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and certain interlocutory and collateral orders, 28 U.S.C. § 1292; Fed.R.Civ.P. 54(b); Cohen v. Beneficial Indus. Loan Corp., 337 U.S. 541, 545-47 (1949). The report Hardin 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 deny Hardin's motion to appoint counsel and 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
[*] The magistrate judge issued both an order granting Hardin in forma pauperis status and a report recommending that the district court dismiss his civil action. Hardin's appeal does not pertain to the order granting him in forma pauperis status.