Michael Quist v. National Alliance for Public Safety Foundation

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 23-1956
MICHAEL QUIST,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY FOUNDATION,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at
Alexandria. Claude M. Hilton, Senior District Judge. (1:23-cv-00487-CMH-IDD)
Submitted: December 19, 2023 Decided: December 21, 2023
Before HARRIS, QUATTLEBAUM, and BENJAMIN, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Michael Quist, Appellant Pro Se. Alexander Phillip Faig, MOORE, CHRISTOFF &
SIDDIQUI, PLLC, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Michael Quist seeks to appeal the district court’s order dismissing his complaint for
failure to state a claim, denying his motion for sanctions under Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(b), and
denying his remaining motions as moot. 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 Quist seeks to appeal is neither a final order nor an appealable
interlocutory or collateral order. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction
and deny Quist’s motion to amend the record. 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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