Thelma L. Hewlett v. Permanent General Assurance Corporation; S&mauto Service LLC

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 15-2365
THELMA L. HEWLETT,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
PERMANENT GENERAL ASSURANCE CORPORATION; S&M AUTO SERVICE
LLC,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Richmond. John A. Gibney, Jr.,
District Judge. (3:15-cv-00553-JAG)
Submitted: March 8, 2016 Decided: March 18, 2016
Before KING and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges, and DAVIS, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Dismissed and remanded by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Thelma L. Hewlett, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Thelma L. Hewlett seeks to appeal the district court’s
order dismissing her civil complaint without prejudice. This
court may exercise jurisdiction only over final orders of the
district court, 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 Hewlett seeks to appeal
is neither a final order nor an appealable interlocutory or
collateral order. See Goode v. Central Va. Legal Aid, 807 F.3d
619 (4th Cir. 2015). Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for
lack of jurisdiction and remand the case to the district court
with instructions to permit Hewlett to amend her complaint. 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 AND REMANDED

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