Adaeze Nwosu v. Gritz, Hanifin & Shih, LLC

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 24-1386
ADAEZE NWOSU,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
GRITZ, HANIFIN & SHIH, LLC,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Greenbelt.
Deborah K. Chasanow, Senior District Judge. (8:24-cv-00162-DLB)
Submitted: November 19, 2024 Decided: November 21, 2024
Before QUATTLEBAUM, RUSHING, and BENJAMIN, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Adaeze Nwosu, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Adaeze Nwosu seeks to appeal the district court’s order denying Nwosu’s motion
to recuse the district court judge assigned to her case. 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 Nwosu seeks to appeal is neither a final order nor an appealable
interlocutory or collateral order. See In re Va. Elec. & Power Co., 539 F.2d 357, 364 (4th
Cir. 1976); accord Mischler v. Bevin, 887 F.3d 271, 271 (6th Cir. 2018) (per curiam) (“[A]n
order denying recusal is not immediately appealable under the collateral order doctrine.”).
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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