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Williams v. Studivent

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Dec 22, 2010
405 F. App'x 803 (4th Cir. 2010)

Opinion

No. 10-2039.

Submitted: December 16, 2010.

Decided: December 22, 2010.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, at Greensboro. Thomas D. Schroeder, District Judge. (1:09-cv-00414-TDS-WWD).

James A. Williams, Appellant Pro Se. Michael Studivent, Appellee Pro Se; William L. Hill, Frazier, Franklin, Hill Fury, RLLP, Greensboro, North Carolina; Sarah Helen Roane, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak Stewart, PC, Greensboro, North Carolina, for Appellees.

Before GREGORY, DUNCAN, and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.


James A. Williams seeks to appeal the district court's order adopting the magistrate judge's recommendation and dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2006) complaint against Defendants Samuel Lankford, Deborah Lankford, and Lankford Protective Services. 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, 545-46, 69 S.Ct. 1221, 93 L.Ed. 1528 (1949). Because the district court has not adjudicated all of Williams's claims against all the Defendants, the order Williams 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

Williams v. Studivent

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Dec 22, 2010
405 F. App'x 803 (4th Cir. 2010)
Case details for

Williams v. Studivent

Case Details

Full title:James A. WILLIAMS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael STUDIVENT, Official…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

Date published: Dec 22, 2010

Citations

405 F. App'x 803 (4th Cir. 2010)