United States v. Petty ( 2005 )

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 05-6011
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
versus
ROBERT W. PETTY,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
Maryland, at Greenbelt. Deborah K. Chasanow, District Judge. (CR-
97-107-DKC; CA-03-1311-8-DKC)
Submitted: April 28, 2005 Decided: May 5, 2005
Before WILLIAMS, KING, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Robert W. Petty, Appellant Pro Se. Hollis Raphael Weisman,
Assistant United States Attorney, Greenbelt, Maryland, for
Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Robert W. Petty seeks to appeal from the district court’s
order denying various pending motions and directing him to clarify
the claims on which he wished to proceed in the district court.
This court may exercise jurisdiction only over final orders, 28
U.S.C. § 1291 (2000), and certain interlocutory and collateral
orders, 28 U.S.C. § 1292 (2000); Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b); Cohen v.
Beneficial Indus. Loan Corp., 337 U.S. 541 (1949). The order Petty
seeks to appeal is neither a final order nor an appealable
interlocutory or collateral order. 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
the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
DISMISSED
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