Ronald McClary v. Belquis Hopkins , 710 F. App'x 140 ( 2018 )

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 17-7034
RONALD MCCLARY,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
BELQUIS HOPKINS, Lead Nurse; DAVID MITCHELL; ANTHONY D.
SEARLES,
Defendants - Appellees,
and
EAVES, Nurse,
Defendant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, at
Charlotte. Frank D. Whitney, Chief District Judge. (3:16-cv-00088-FDW)
Submitted: January 30, 2018 Decided: February 1, 2018
Before MOTZ and KEENAN, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Ronald McClary, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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PER CURIAM:
Ronald McClary seeks to appeal the district court’s order denying his motion to
recuse and his motion for leave to seek evidence, construed as a motion for discovery. 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, 545-46 (1949). The order McClary
seeks to appeal is neither a final order nor an appealable interlocutory or collateral order.
See Nicholas v. Wyndham Int’l, Inc., 373 F.3d 537, 541 (4th Cir. 2004) (order denying
discovery); In re Va. Elec. & Power Co., 539 F.2d 357, 363-64 (4th Cir. 1976) (recusal).
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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