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U.S. v. Rochelle

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Mar 9, 2009
315 F. App'x 455 (4th Cir. 2009)

Opinion

No. 08-8057.

Submitted: February 17, 2009.

Decided: March 9, 2009.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, at Durham. N. Carlton Tilley, Jr., District Judge. (1:05-cr-00112-UA-1).

Okang Kareem Rochelle, Appellant Pro Se. Anand P. Ramaswamy, Assistant United States Attorney, Greensboro, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Before MICHAEL, GREGORY, and AGEE, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.


Okang Kareem Rochelle seeks to appeal the district court's order granting his request for new counsel, and the court's finding that he is competent to stand trial. 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, 69 S.Ct. 1221, 93 L.Ed. 1528 (1949). The order Rochelle 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.


Summaries of

U.S. v. Rochelle

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Mar 9, 2009
315 F. App'x 455 (4th Cir. 2009)
Case details for

U.S. v. Rochelle

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Okang Kareem ROCHELLE…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

Date published: Mar 9, 2009

Citations

315 F. App'x 455 (4th Cir. 2009)

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