David R. Ruby v. Helen E. Ryan, Mykal S. Ryan

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 14-2140
DAVID R. RUBY,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
HELEN E. RYAN, MYKAL S. RYAN,
Defendants – Appellants,
and
JUDY ROBBINS, U.S. TRUSTEE,
Trustee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Newport News. Mark S. Davis, District
Judge. (4:14-cv-00108-MSD-TEM)
Submitted: February 25, 2015 Decided: March 3, 2015
Before NIEMEYER, KING, and THACKER, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Helen E. Ryan, Mykal S. Ryan, Appellants Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Helen E. Ryan and Mykal S. Ryan seek to appeal the district
court’s order directing them to show cause why their appeal from
the bankruptcy court’s orders should not be dismissed for
failure to prosecute. 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 the Ryans seek 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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