United States of America v. Carl Javan Ross

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 21-7228
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
CARL JAVAN ROSS,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore.
James K. Bredar, Chief District Judge. (1:16-cr-00020-JKB-1)
Submitted: January 20, 2022 Decided: January 25, 2022
Before WILKINSON, DIAZ, and THACKER, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Carl Javan Ross, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
A jury convicted Carl Javan Ross on child pornography charges. The district court
recently denied Ross’ 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion, and this court denied a certificate of
appealability and dismissed Ross’ appeal. Ross then filed a “Motion for Another
Appeal/Rehearing,” which the district court docketed as a notice of appeal. 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). Because the district court did not enter an order, nor
may Ross seek a second direct appeal, we lack jurisdiction. Accordingly, we dismiss the
appeal. 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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