William Cash v. James Metts, No. 13-6238 (4th Cir. 2013)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 13-6238 WILLIAM AUSTON CASH, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. JAMES METTS; E. V. KIRKLAND; DAN DOE; JOHN DOE; BENNETT E. CASTO, Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at Greenville. Kevin Frank McDonald, Magistrate Judge. (6:12-cv-01815-MGL-KFM) Submitted: June 20, 2013 Decided: June 26, 2013 Before GREGORY, DUNCAN, and DAVIS, Circuit Judges. Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion. William Auston Cash, Appellant Pro Se. Justin Tyler Bagwell, William Henry Davidson, II, DAVIDSON & LINDEMANN, PA, Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellees. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: William Auston Cash seeks to appeal the magistrate judge s order denying his motions to compel discovery, to depose each defendant, and to seal the record in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2006) civil rights action. 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, 545-46 (1949). seeks to appeal is neither a final interlocutory or collateral order. appeal for lack of jurisdiction. appointment expense. legal before of counsel and The order that Cash order nor an appealable Accordingly, we dismiss the We deny Cash s motion for the for transcripts at government We dispense with oral argument because the facts and contentions this court are adequately and argument presented would not in aid the the materials decisional process. DISMISSED 2

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