Christopher D. Cromartie, Jr. v. North Carolina Department of Public Safety-Prisons; Ashley Jones; Queen Gerald

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 18-7367
CHRISTOPHER D. CROMARTIE, JR.,
Petitioner - Appellant,
v.
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY-PRISONS;
ASHLEY JONES; QUEEN GERALD,
Respondents - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, at
Greensboro. Joi Elizabeth Peake, Magistrate Judge. (1:18-cv-00479-LCB-JEP)
Submitted: January 17, 2019 Decided: January 23, 2019
Before WILKINSON and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit
Judge.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Christopher D. Cromartie, Jr., Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Christopher D. Cromartie, Jr., seeks to appeal the magistrate judge’s
recommendation to dismiss Cromartie’s 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (2012) petition. 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 magistrate judge’s
recommendation 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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