Harden v. Bodiford

UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 10-6041 WILLIAM G. HARDEN, Plaintiff – Appellant, v. SCOTT BODIFORD, Administrator, in his official and individual capacity; JAMES M. DORRIETY, Administrator, in his official and individual capacity; CORPORAL CATHEY, Detention Officer, in her official and individual capacity; GREENVILLE COUNTY DETENTION CENTER; PAUL B. WICKENSIMER, Clerk of Court for Greenville County, in his official and individual capacity, Defendants – Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at Greenville. Henry F. Floyd, District Judge. (6:09-cv-02362-HFF-WMC) Submitted: May 20, 2010 Decided: May 27, 2010 Before WILKINSON, NIEMEYER, and DAVIS, Circuit Judges. Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion. William G. Harden, Appellant Pro Se. Russell W. Harter, Jr., CHAPMAN, HARTER, & GROVES, PA, Greenville, South Carolina, for Appellee. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: William G. Harden seeks to appeal the district court’s orders dismissing certain defendants and denying Harden’s motion to amend. This court may exercise jurisdiction only over final orders, 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (2006), and certain interlocutory and collateral orders, 28 U.S.C. § 1292 (2006); Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b); Cohen v. Beneficial Indus. Loan Corp., 337 U.S. 541, 545-46 (1949). The orders Harden seeks to appeal are neither final orders nor appealable interlocutory or collateral orders. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. We deny Harden’s motion for appointment of counsel and 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 2