Susan Matousek v. Apple ( 2018 )


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  •                                     UNPUBLISHED
    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
    FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
    No. 18-2203
    SUSAN MATOUSEK,
    Plaintiff - Appellant,
    v.
    APPLE,
    Defendant - Appellee.
    Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at
    Norfolk. Raymond A. Jackson, District Judge. (2:18-cv-00500-RAJ-LRL)
    Submitted: December 18, 2018                                Decided: December 20, 2018
    Before AGEE, THACKER, and HARRIS, Circuit Judges.
    Dismissed and remanded with instructions by unpublished per curiam opinion.
    Susan Neal Matousek, Appellant Pro Se.
    Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
    PER CURIAM:
    Susan Neal Matousek seeks to appeal the district court’s order dismissing her
    complaint under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2) (2012) without prejudice as frivolous and for
    failure to state a claim. 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
    , 545-47 (1949). Because it is possible that Matousek could cure defects in her
    complaint through amendment, the order she seeks to appeal is neither a final order nor
    an appealable interlocutory or collateral order. Goode v. Cent. Va. Legal Aid Soc’y, Inc.,
    
    807 F.3d 619
    , 623-25, 628-30 (4th Cir. 2015); Domino Sugar Corp. v. Sugar Workers
    Local Union 392, 
    10 F.3d 1064
    , 1066-67 (4th Cir. 1993). Accordingly, we dismiss the
    appeal for lack of jurisdiction and remand the case to the district court with instructions
    to allow Matousek 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 WITH INSTRUCTIONS
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Document Info

Docket Number: 18-2203

Filed Date: 12/20/2018

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 12/20/2018