United States v. Blakely

UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 04-6075 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, versus LORI D. BLAKELY, Defendant - Appellant. No. 04-6076 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, versus LORI D. BLAKELY, Defendant - Appellant. Appeals from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at Charleston. David C. Norton, District Judge. (CR-95-851; CR-97-678; CA-02-4186-2-18; CA-02-4187-3-18) Submitted: June 24, 2004 Decided: June 30, 2004 Before WILKINSON, NIEMEYER, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges. Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Lori D. Blakely, Appellant Pro Se. Michael Rhett DeHart, Assistant United States Attorney, Charleston, South Carolina, for Appellee. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c). - 2 - PER CURIAM: Lori D. Blakely seeks to appeal the district court’s order denying some of the claims raised in her 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2000) motion. 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 Blakely seeks to appeal is neither a final order nor an appealable interlocutory or collateral order. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction and deny a certificate of appealability. 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 - 3 -