Ezekiel Cox v. Dr. Nwaokoha ( 2020 )


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  •                                     UNPUBLISHED
    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
    FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
    No. 20-7358
    EZEKIEL J. COX,
    Plaintiff - Appellant,
    v.
    DR. NWAOKOHA; LARRY EDMONDS, Warden; BOWELS, Assistant Warden;
    MS. HOVER, RN; MRS. CLEMENTS, Head RN; MS. LAWRENCE, RN; MR.
    BENJAMIN DEMPSEY, IPM; DR. IQBAL,
    Defendants - Appellees.
    Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at
    Richmond. Roderick Charles Young, Magistrate Judge. (3:19-cv-00111-HEH-RCY)
    Submitted: December 22, 2020                                Decided: December 29, 2020
    Before NIEMEYER, FLOYD, and RICHARDSON, Circuit Judges.
    Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
    Ezekiel J. Cox, Appellant Pro Se.
    Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
    PER CURIAM:
    Ezekiel J. Cox seeks to appeal the magistrate judge’s August 26, 2020, order
    denying without prejudice several pretrial motions, including Cox’s motions for
    appointment of counsel and entry of default judgment. 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
    ,
    545-46 (1949). The order Cox 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 this court and argument would not aid the
    decisional process.
    DISMISSED
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Document Info

Docket Number: 20-7358

Filed Date: 12/29/2020

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 12/29/2020