UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 12-7197
TIMOTHY A. JONES,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
MR. TOWNLEY, Superintendent, Halifax Correctional Unit #23;
JOHN DOE(S), Halifax Correctional Unit #23; JANE DOE(S),
Halifax Correctional Unit #23,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Richmond. James R. Spencer, District
Judge. (3:11-cv-00509-JRS)
Submitted: November 20, 2012 Decided: November 27, 2012
Before TRAXLER, Chief Judge, and SHEDD and FLOYD, Circuit
Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Timothy A. Jones, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Timothy A. Jones filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2006)
complaint in the district court. He appeals the district
court’s order dismissing his action without prejudice for
failure to comply with the magistrate judge’s order informing
Jones that he needed to particularize his complaint.
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-
47 (1949). Because the deficiencies identified by the district
court, that Jones failed to particularize his claims, may be
remedied by the filing of a complaint that satisfies the
requirements of the district court, we conclude that the
district court’s order is neither a final order nor an
appealable interlocutory or collateral order. Domino Sugar
Corp. v. Sugar Workers Local Union 392, 10 F.3d 1064, 1066-67
(4th Cir. 1993). Accordingly, we deny leave to proceed in forma
pauperis 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
this court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
DISMISSED
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