ROBERT WARDELL JR v. ANDREW MANSUKHANI FCI (2017)

W. Robert Wardell, Jr., seeks to appeal two pretrial orders issued by the magistrate judge and the district court's order affirming the magistrate judge's rulings in Wardell's 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (2012) action. On appeal, Wardell challenges the orders he seeks to appeal only insofar as they deny his request to consolidate his action with that of another litigant. 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 orders Wardell seeks to appeal are neither final orders nor appealable interlocutory or collateral orders. Accordingly, we deny leave to proceed in forma pauperis and 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

PER CURIAM: