Rhodes v. Petersburg Police

UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 00-7783 STANLEY CURTIS RHODES, Plaintiff - Appellant, versus PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA POLICE DEPARTMENT; POLICE OFFICER CARPENTER; CASANDRE BURNS, Munici- pality’s Commonwealth Attorney, Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis- trict of Virginia, at Alexandria. Claude M. Hilton, Chief District Judge. (CA-00-1036-AM) Submitted: July 12, 2001 Decided: July 26, 2001 Before WILLIAMS, MICHAEL, and MOTZ, Circuit Judges. Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Stanley Curtis Rhodes, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c). PER CURIAM: Stanley Curtis Rhodes appeals the district court’s order dis- missing his 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 (West Supp. 2000) action for failure to comply with the court’s order that he particularize and amend his complaint. Because the district court’s dismissal was without prejudice, it is not appealable. Domino Sugar Corp. v. Sugar Workers Local Union 393, 10 F.3d 1064, 1066 (4th Cir. 1993). Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal. If he chooses, Rhodes may refile his complaint in district court, being careful to be sufficiently particular in the details of his claim to satisfy the district court’s prior order. We also deny Rhodes’ motion for the appointment of counsel. See Whisenant v. Yuam, 739 F.2d 160, 163 (4th Cir. 1984). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately addressed in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process. DISMISSED 2