David Meyers v. CHADWICK DOTSON, Director Virginia Department of Corrections

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 23-6524
DAVID MEYERS,
Petitioner - Appellant,
v.
CHADWICK DOTSON, Director Virginia Department of Corrections; KYLE
ROSCH, Interstate Compact Administrator,
Respondents - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at
Norfolk. Douglas E. Miller, Magistrate Judge. (2:23-cv-00022-AWA-DEM)
Submitted: September 28, 2023 Decided: November 22, 2023
Before NIEMEYER, THACKER, and RUSHING, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
David Meyers, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
David Meyers seeks to appeal the magistrate judge’s report and recommendation
entered in Meyers’ 28 U.S.C. § 2254 proceeding. 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 § 2254 petition remains pending in the district court. Therefore, the
order Meyers 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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