Cassell v. Jagust

UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 06-6796 CHARLES M. CASSELL, III, Plaintiff - Appellant, versus DOCTOR JAGUST; DOCTOR MICHALAS, Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at Raleigh. Terrence W. Boyle, District Judge. (5:06-ct-03025-BO) Submitted: October 4, 2006 Decided: October 18, 2006 Before NIEMEYER, TRAXLER, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges. Dismissed in part; affirmed in part by unpublished per curiam opinion. Charles M. Cassell, III, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c). PER CURIAM: Charles Cassell, III, seeks to appeal the district court’s order denying his motion for “a temporary restraining order and/or a preliminary injunction” in his civil action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2000). 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 portion of the order denying a temporary restraining order is neither a final order nor an appealable interlocutory or collateral order. Accordingly, we dismiss that aspect of the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. On the other hand, the district court’s denial of a request for a preliminary injunction is immediately appealable. 28 U.S.C. § 1292(a)(1) (2000). With respect to the district court’s denial of Cassell’s motion for a preliminary injunction,* we have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm this portion of the appeal for the reasons stated by the district court. Cassell v. Jagust, No. 5:06-ct-03025-BO (E.D.N.C. Apr. 12, 2006). We also deny all of Cassell’s pending motions for general relief in this court. We dispense with oral argument * The district court’s written order denied only Cassell’s motion for a temporary restraining order. However, the district court’s docket sheet indicates the court denied both a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction. Cassell appealed from both denials. - 2 - because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process. DISMISSED IN PART; AFFIRMED IN PART - 3 -