George Mason University Foundation v. Thomas Morris, No. 12-1606 (4th Cir. 2012)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 12-1606 GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, INC., Plaintiff - Appellee, v. THOMAS W. MORRIS, in his individual capacity; SHARON DUNCAN, in her individual capacity, Defendants - Appellants. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Richmond. James R. Spencer, District Judge. (3:11-cv-00848-JRS) Submitted: September 27, 2012 Decided: October 1, 2012 Before MOTZ, DAVIS, and WYNN, Circuit Judges. Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Thomas W. Morris, Sharon Duncan, Appellants Pro Se. Richard J. Cromwell, MCGUIREWOODS, LLP, Norfolk, Virginia; Dana Gene Fitzsimons, Jr., MCGUIREWOODS, LLP, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Thomas W. Morris and Sharon Duncan seek to appeal the district court s order denying their motion to dismiss the complaint or, in the alternative, to transfer venue. This court may 28 exercise jurisdiction only over final orders, U.S.C. § 1291 (2006), and certain interlocutory and collateral orders, 28 U.S.C. § 1292 (2006); Fed. R. Civ. P. Cohen 54(b); Beneficial Indus. Loan Corp., 337 U.S. 541, 545-46 (1949). v. The order Morris and Duncan seek to appeal is neither a final order nor an appealable interlocutory or collateral order. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. dispense with oral argument because the facts and We legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process. DISMISSED 2

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