MCNEILL v. William Bullard, Assistant Superintendent; Katy Poole, Superintendent; Shannon Maples, Unit Manager; George Warren; Patricia Anderson, Defendants. (2019)

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

James C. MCNEILL, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. George SOLOMON, Director of Prisons; Paul Taylor, Assistant Superintendent; Sgt. Johnson; Doctor Locklear-Jones; Shaquanna M. Wall, Defendants - Appellees, William Bullard, Assistant Superintendent; Katy Poole, Superintendent; Shannon Maples, Unit Manager; George Warren; Patricia Anderson, Defendants.

No. 19-6639

Decided: August 23, 2019

Before FLOYD and RUSHING, Circuit Judges, and SHEDD, Senior Circuit Judge. James C. McNeill, Appellant Pro Se.

James C. McNeill seeks to appeal the district court's order dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2012) action without prejudice as to some, but not all, defendants on the ground that McNeill did not show good cause for failure to obtain service as to those defendants. 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, 69 S.Ct. 1221, 93 L.Ed. 1528 (1949). The order McNeill 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

PER CURIAM:

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.