Anthony Bryant v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 18-2498
ANTHONY G. BRYANT,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS; SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, SCDHEC; ATTORNEY
GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES; CHARLESTON COUNTY
ADMINISTRATOR,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at
Charleston. Margaret B. Seymour, Senior District Judge. (2:18-cv-03037-MBS-MGB)
Submitted: February 21, 2019 Decided: February 25, 2019
Before GREGORY, Chief Judge, and AGEE and DIAZ, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Anthony G. Bryant, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Anthony G. Bryant seeks to appeal the district court’s order denying his motion to
proceed in forma pauperis. We 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). An order denying a motion to proceed in forma pauperis is
an appealable interlocutory order. Roberts v. United States Dist. Ct., 339 U.S. 844, 845
(1950) (per curiam). We have reviewed the record and find no abuse of discretion.
Dillard v. Liberty Loan Corp., 626 F.2d 363, 365 (4th Cir. 1980) (stating standard of
review). Accordingly, although we grant leave to proceed in forma pauperis in this court,
we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. Bryant v. U.S. Army Corps of
Eng’rs, No. 2:18-cv-03037-MBS-MGB (D.S.C. Nov. 28, 2018). 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.
AFFIRMED
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