Shores v. Rhoades

UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 96-6105 FRED SHORES, JR., Plaintiff - Appellant, versus WILLIAM ONEAL RHOADES; JAMES METTS, High Sheriff; ONE DOE DEFENDANT DETECTIVE, Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at Greenville. William B. Traxler, Jr., District Judge. (CA-94-1704-6-21-AK) Submitted: July 25, 1996 Decided: August 7, 1996 Before LUTTIG and MOTZ, Circuit Judges, and PHILLIPS, Senior Circuit Judge. Affirmed in part and dismissed in part by unpublished per curiam opinion. Fred Shores, Jr., Appellant Pro Se. Wilburn Brewer, Jr., Thomas C.R. Legare, Jr., NEXSEN, PRUET, JACOBS & POLLARD, Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellees. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c). PER CURIAM: Appellant appeals from the district court's orders denying re- lief on his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1988) complaint. We have scrutinized the record and the district court's opinion reviewing the magis- trate judge's recommendation, granting summary judgment in favor of two of the defendants, dismissing without prejudice Defendant Rhoades, and denying Appellant's post-judgment motions. Our exami- nation reveals no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm on the reasoning of the district court. Shores v. Rhoades, No. CA-94-1704- 6-21-AK (D.S.C. Jan. 5, 1996). To the extent that Appellant seeks to appeal the district court's order dismissing without prejudice Defendant Rhoades, that order is not appealable because the defect upon which the dismissal was based could be cured by amending the complaint. See Domino Sugar Corp. v. Sugar Workers Local Union 392, 10 F.3d 1064 (4th Cir. 1993). Accordingly, this Court does not have jurisdiction over this portion of the appeal and it must be dis- missed. We deny Appellant's motion to remand 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. AFFIRMED IN PART, DISMISSED IN PART 2