Leonard W. Houston v. United States of America

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 26-1311
LEONARD W. HOUSTON,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at
Wilmington. Terrence W. Boyle, District Judge. (7:23-cv-01202-BO-RJ)
Submitted: April 16, 2026 Decided: May 22, 2026
Before WILKINSON, WYNN, and RICHARDSON, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Leonard W. Houston, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Leonard W. Houston seeks to appeal the district court’s February 27, 2026, text
order denying his motion for leave to amend and supplement his short-form complaint in
his pending action under the Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022, Pub. L. No. 117-168,
§ 804, 136 Stat. 1802, 1802-04 (2022). 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 Houston seeks to appeal 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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