Charlie L. Hardin v. Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Joi Peake

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 23-6308
CHARLIE L. HARDIN,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
MAGISTRATE JUDGE ELIZABETH JOI PEAKE; KATY POOLE,
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCOTLAND; OFFICER WILEY; QUEEN GERALD;
CAPTAIN COVINGTON; MUNGO; OFFICER ADAMS; OFFICER BEATHE;
OFFICER NEAL; HARRISON; OFFICER DOUGLAS; OFFICER WHITE;
SGT. LOCKLEAR; SGT. PIERCE,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, at
Greensboro. Joe L. Webster, Magistrate Judge. (1:22-cv-00691-WO-JLW)
Submitted: May 18, 2023 Decided: May 23, 2023
Before NIEMEYER, RICHARDSON, and RUSHING, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Charlie L. Hardin, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Charlie L. Hardin seeks to appeal the magistrate judge’s report recommending that
the district court dismiss his civil action under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b).* 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, 545-47 (1949). The report Hardin 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 deny Hardin’s motion to appoint counsel and 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
* The magistrate judge issued both an order granting Hardin in forma pauperis status
and a report recommending that the district court dismiss his civil action. Hardin’s appeal
does not pertain to the order granting him in forma pauperis status.

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