UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 08-1909
BURL ANDERSON HOWELL,
Plaintiff – Appellant,
v.
DELAWARE, State of,
Defendant – Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of North Carolina, at Raleigh. Louise W. Flanagan,
Chief District Judge. (5:08-hc-02036-FL)
Submitted: February 19, 2009 Decided: February 23, 2009
Before WILKINSON, DUNCAN, and AGEE, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Burl Anderson Howell, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Burl Anderson Howell seeks to appeal the district
court’s order transferring his action to the United States
District Court for the District of Delaware for further
proceedings. 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 Howell seeks to appeal is neither a final
order nor an appealable interlocutory or collateral order. See
In re Carefirst of Md., Inc., 305 F.3d 253, 257 (4th Cir. 2002).
Accordingly, we deny leave to proceed in forma pauperis, deny
the motion to consolidate, 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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