Michael Perkinson v. Peter White, No. 14-6194 (4th Cir. 2014)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 14-6194 MICHAEL SCOTT PERKINSON, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. PETER WHITE; GRAY FAULKNER, III; BOARD Vance County; WESTERN SURETY, CNA Surety, OF COMMISSIONERS, Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at Raleigh. Louise W. Flanagan, District Judge. (5:13-ct-03004-FL) Submitted: April 24, 2014 Decided: April 29, 2014 Before NIEMEYER, SHEDD, and FLOYD, Circuit Judges. Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Michael Scott Perkinson, Appellant Pro Se. Sonny Sade Haynes, WOMBLE CARLYLE SANDRIDGE & RICE, PLLC, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, for Appellees. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Michael Scott Perkinson seeks to appeal the district court s order denying his motion for appointment of counsel. This court may exercise jurisdiction only over final orders, 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (2012), and certain interlocutory and collateral orders, 28 U.S.C. § 1292 (2012); Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b); Cohen v. Beneficial Indus. Loan Corp., 337 U.S. 541, 545-46 (1949). The order Perkinson seeks to appeal is neither a final order nor an appealable interlocutory or collateral order. Simmons, 814 F.2d 962, 964-67 (4th Cir. 1987). dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. oral argument adequately because presented in the the facts and materials Miller v. Accordingly, we We dispense with legal contentions are before this and court argument would not aid the decisional process. DISMISSED 2

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