UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 96-6114
ERIC ERWIN COLLIER,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
FRANKLIN FREEMAN,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis-
trict of North Carolina, at Raleigh. W. Earl Britt, District
Judge. (CA-95-381-5-BR)
Submitted: May 16, 1996 Decided: June 5, 1996
Before RUSSELL, LUTTIG, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed in part and dismissed in part by unpublished per curiam
opinion.
Eric Erwin Collier, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Appellant appeals from the district court's order denying his
motion to amend his complaint. We have reviewed the record and the
district court's opinion and find no reversible error. Accordingly,
we affirm on the reasoning of the district court. To the extent
that Appellant seeks review of the district court's prior order
dismissing his complaint, such appeal is untimely under Fed. R.
App. P. 4(a)(1), and this court lacks jurisdiction to consider it.
See Browder v. Director, Dep't of Corrections , 434 U.S. 257, 264
(1978). We therefore dismiss this portion of the appeal. Collier v.
Freeman, No. CA-95-381-5-BR (E.D.N.C. Nov. 28, 1995). We dispense
with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are ade-
quately presented in the materials before the court and argument
would not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED IN PART; DISMISSED IN PART
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