Lawrence Charles v. ROBERT ANDERSON, Head Commonwealth Attorney

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 26-6221
LAWRENCE CHARLES,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
ROBERT ANDERSON, Head Commonwealth Attorney; RENEE HAYES,
Commonwealth Attorney; ANTHONY NEEDHAM, Commonwealth Attorney;
ANNA HAMMOND, Commonwealth Attorney; ELIZABETH LANCASTER,
Commonwealth Attorney; AMELIA FLYNN, Commonwealth Attorney;
LORRAINE GOLDBERG, Detective; KATIE MITCHELL, Detective; COUNTY
OF LOUDOUN,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at
Alexandria. Rossie David Alston, Jr., District Judge. (1:24-cv-01095-RDA-IDD)
Submitted: April 23, 2026 Decided: April 28, 2026
Before NIEMEYER, THACKER, and HARRIS, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Lawrence Charles, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Lawrence Charles seeks to appeal the district court’s order dismissing his original
42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint without prejudice but granting him leave to amend. 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 Charles seeks to appeal is neither a
final order nor an appealable interlocutory or collateral order. See Britt v. DeJoy, 45 F.4th
790, 796 (4th Cir. 2022) (en banc) (published order) (holding that order dismissing
complaint without prejudice is final and appealable if district court does not grant leave to
amend). 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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