John Rodgers Burnley v. ALFRED DURHAM, Chief of Police

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 18-1842
JOHN RODGERS BURNLEY,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
ALFRED DURHAM, Chief of Police; UNKNOWN NAMED POLICE
OFFICERS FOR THE CITY OF RICHMOND; CITY OF RICHMOND POLICE
DEPARTMENT; CITY OF RICHMOND; DARSETTA M. COLEMAN; KEITH
BROWN, Verizon Technician; COMCAST; VERIZON,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at
Richmond. Robert E. Payne, Senior District Judge. (3:18-cv-00404-REP)
Submitted: November 19, 2018 Decided: January 4, 2019
Before DUNCAN, THACKER, and HARRIS, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
John Rodgers Burnley, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
John Rodgers Burnley seeks to appeal the district court’s order granting leave to
proceed in forma pauperis in this civil action. This court may exercise jurisdiction only
over final orders, 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (2012), and certain interlocutory and collateral orders,
28 U.S.C. § 1292 (2012); Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b); Cohen v. Beneficial Indus. Loan Corp.,
337 U.S. 541, 545-46 (1949). The order Burnley 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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