UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 14-1916
WILLIAM SCOTT DAVIS, JR.,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE; STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA; WAKE COUNTY
NORTH CAROLINA MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT; TOWN OF CARY NORTH
CAROLINA; SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION,
Defendants - Appellees.
No. 14-1999
WILLIAM SCOTT DAVIS, II,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
and
BABY J.F.D., c/o William S. Davis, II; ESTATE OF WILLIAM
SCOTT DAVIS, SR., Deceased,
Plaintiffs,
v.
ALBERT J. SINGER; DANIELLE DOYLE; SYDNEY J. BATCH; MICHELE
JAWORSKI SUAREZ; MELANIE A. SHEKITA; MICHELLE SAVAGE; ERIC
CRAIG CHASSE; LISA SELLERS; CHARLOTTE MITCHELL; WENDY
KIRWAN; SONJI CARLTON; NANCEY BERSON; DR. SUSAN GARVEY;
ROBERT B. RADAR; MARGARET EAGLES; RICHARD CROUTHARMEL; WAKE
COUNTY GOVERNMENT; BATCH, POORE & WILLIAMS,
Defendants - Appellees.
No. 14-2139
WILLIAM SCOTT DAVIS, JR.,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE; STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA; WAKE COUNTY
NORTH CAROLINA MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT; TOWN OF CARY NORTH
CAROLINA; SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeals from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Newport News. Rebecca Beach Smith,
Chief District Judge. (4:13-cv-00058-RBS-DEM; 4:13-cv-00007-
RBS-DEM)
Submitted: May 28, 2015 Decided: June 25, 2015
Before GREGORY, KEENAN, and WYNN, Circuit Judges.
Nos. 14-1916 and 14-2139 dismissed; No. 14-1999 affirmed by
unpublished per curiam opinion.
William Scott Davis, II, Appellant Pro Se. George Maralan
Kelley, III, Assistant United States Attorney, Norfolk,
Virginia; Roger Allen Askew, WAKE COUNTY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE,
Raleigh, North Carolina; James Nicholas Ellis, POYNER SPRUILL
LLP, Rocky Mount, North Carolina; Caroline P. Mackie, Lisa
Patterson Sumner, POYNER SPRUILL LLP, Raleigh, North Carolina;
Elizabeth A. Martineau, MARTINEAU KING PLLC, Charlotte, North
Carolina; Peter Andrew Teumer, ROBEY TEUMER & DRASH, Norfolk,
Virginia; Sydney J. Batch, BATCH, POORE & WILLIAMS, LLP,
Raleigh, North Carolina; Joseph Tedford McFadden, Jr., RAWLS,
MCNELIS & MITCHELL, Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellees.
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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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PER CURIAM:
In these consolidated appeals, William Scott Davis, Jr.,
challenges several district court orders. Although Davis’
appeals arise from two distinct complaints filed in the district
court, his claims in both cases generally arise from the events
leading up to the termination of his parental rights and his
attempts to challenge the termination. We dismiss the appeals
in Nos. 14-1916 and 14-2139 for lack of jurisdiction. In No.
14-1999, we affirm the district court’s orders.
In Nos. 14-1916 and 14-2139, Davis seeks to appeal the
district court’s orders dismissing three of five defendants from
his complaint, in which he alleged claims under the Freedom of
Information Act and the Privacy Act, and disposing of numerous
motions. This court may exercise jurisdiction only over final
orders, 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (2012), and certain interlocutory and
collateral orders, 28 U.S.C. § 1292 (2012); Fed. R. Civ. P.
54(b); Cohen v. Beneficial Indus. Loan Corp., 337 U.S. 541, 545-
46 (1949). The orders Davis seeks to appeal are neither final
orders nor appealable interlocutory or collateral orders.
Accordingly, we dismiss these two appeals for lack of
jurisdiction.
In No. 14-1999, Davis appeals the district court’s order
granting Defendants’ motions to dismiss and dismissing his
amended complaint. We affirm this ruling. See Ashcroft v.
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Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 678 (2009). Further, we conclude that the
district court did not abuse its discretion in denying as futile
Davis’ motions for leave to amend his complaint. See Equal
Rights Ctr. v. Niles Bolton Assocs., 602 F.3d 597, 603 (4th Cir.
2010). Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s orders.
We deny all of Davis’ pending motions. We dispense with
oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are
adequately presented in the materials before this court and
argument would not aid the decisional process.
Nos. 14-1916 and 14-2139 DISMISSED
No. 14-1999 AFFIRMED
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