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UNITED STATES of America, Petitioner - Appellee, v. Duane Letroy BERRY, Respondent - Appellant.
Duane Letroy Berry—a former federal criminal defendant against whom a civil commitment proceeding is pending—seeks to appeal the district court's order granting his request to hold evaluations and deadlines in abeyance and directing the clerk to terminate a hearing. 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, 545-47, 69 S.Ct. 1221, 93 L.Ed. 1528 (1949). The order Berry 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 deny Berry's motions to amend or correct the record or certified list, to recall and stay the order, and to substitute party. 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:
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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Docket No: No. 20-7409
Decided: December 29, 2020
Court: United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
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