Davis v. Shah ( 1999 )

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 98-7619
LEON DAVIS,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
SYED SHAH; SHERWOOD LEE; DAVID M. HINDS; LYNN
C. PHILLIPS; FRANKLIN FREEMAN; G. L. WOODARD;
J. C. KEITH; DILLON WINIFRED; ANTHONY CHEST-
NUT; MARY LOU ROGERS; DANIEL L. STIENEKE; MARK
JARVIS,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis-
trict of North Carolina, at Raleigh. Terrence W. Boyle, Chief Dis-
trict Judge. (CA-98-305-5-BO)
Submitted: May 25, 1999 Decided: June 1, 1999
Before ERVIN, WILKINS, and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Leon Davis, Appellant Pro Se. William Dennis Worley, OFFICE OF THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NORTH CAROLINA, Raleigh, North Carolina, for
Appellees.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Leon Davis appeals from the district court’s order granting
Defendants’ motion for an extension of time to file an answer and
denying his motion for entry of default. Although this appeal was
interlocutory when filed, the district court’s entry of judgment
before consideration of the appeal confers jurisdiction on this
court under the doctrine of cumulative finality. See Equipment
Fin. Group, Inc. v. Traverse Computer Brokers, 973 F.2d 345, 347
(4th Cir. 1992). We have reviewed the record and the district
court’s opinion and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we af-
firm on the reasoning of the district court. See Davis v. Shah,
No. CA-98-305-5-BO (E.D.N.C. Oct. 9, 1998). 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
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