John Paul Turner, Plaintiff-appellant, v. Augusta County Sheriff's Department; Augusta Generaldistrict Court; Augusta County Circuit Court;commonwealth's Attorneys Office;virginia State Police,defendants-appellees, 74 F.3d 1234 (4th Cir. 1996)

Appellant appeals the district court's order dismissing this action for failure to comply with a court order to particularize the complaint. We dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction because the order is not appealable. This court may exercise jurisdiction only over final orders, 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (1988), and certain interlocutory and collateral orders, 28 U.S.C. § 1292 (1988); Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b); Cohen v. Beneficial Indus. Loan Corp., 337 U.S. 541 (1949). The order here appealed is neither a final order nor an appealable interlocutory or collateral order.

We dismiss the appeal as interlocutory. We 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. Appellant's motion to consolidate cases is denied.

DISMISSED