James R. Vaughter v. Lieutenant R. Vaughn

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 24-6724
JAMES R. VAUGHTER,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
LIEUTENANT R. VAUGHN; SERGEANT ANDREWS; OFC. MOBLEY;
LIEUTENANT ADLAN; JOHN DOE; JOHN DOES; JANE DOES; DR. M.
CLARKE; JANE DOES, Medical Providers/Nurses; MAJOR BOOKER, Chief of
Security at SFCC; GONZALEZ, Hearings Officer at SFCC; GARY JONES, Warden
at SFCC; TARRA JOHNSON, Chief of Housing at SFCC; T. ROWLEY,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at
Norfolk. Jamar Kentrell Walker, District Judge. (2:24-cv-00377-JKW-DEM)
Submitted: December 2, 2024 Decided: December 17, 2024
Before NIEMEYER, QUATTLEBAUM, and BERNER, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
James R. Vaughter, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
James R. Vaughter seeks to appeal the district court’s order denying his motion for
the appointment of counsel. 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 Vaughter seeks to appeal is neither a final order nor an appealable interlocutory or
collateral order. Accordingly, we deny Vaughter’s request for counsel and 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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