William Z. Boles v. Kenneth E. Lassiter

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 22-6444
WILLIAM Z. BOLES,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
KENNETH E. LASSITER; JAMIE COBB; HARRIS ENZOR; BRADLEY N.
FIELDS; SERGEANT JONES; FAUSTINA F. BROWN; SUPERINTENDENT
DAY; SUPERINTENDENT CASSIDY; LIEUTENANT PATRICK; MR.
HAMILTON; TODD E. ISHEE,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at
Raleigh. Louise W. Flanagan, District Judge. (5:21-ct-03010-FL)
Submitted: November 22, 2022 Decided: November 28, 2022
Before HARRIS and RICHARDSON, Circuit Judges, and TRAXLER, Senior Circuit
Judge.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
William Z. Boles, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
William Z. Boles seeks to appeal the district court’s order denying his motion for a
preliminary injunction in his civil action against prison officials based on injuries he
suffered while incarcerated. Although the order was an appealable interlocutory order at
the time Boles filed his notice of appeal, see 28 U.S.C. § 1292(a)(1), the district court has
now entered a final order dismissing the complaint for failing to state a claim upon which
relief could be granted. Accordingly, we dismiss Boles’ appeal as moot. See Already, LLC
v. Nike, Inc., 568 U.S. 85, 91 (2013) (“A case becomes moot . . . when the issues presented
are no longer live or the parties lack a legally cognizable interest in the outcome.” (internal
quotation marks omitted)); Dex Media W., Inc. v. City of Seattle, 696 F.3d 952, 956 n.1
(9th Cir. 2012) (dismissing as moot appeal from denial of preliminary injunction where
district court had entered final judgment because “deciding the preliminary injunction
appeal would have no practical consequences”). 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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