Joseph Verrett, Sr. v. General Motors Automotive, No. 16-7214 (4th Cir. 2017)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 16-7214 JOSEPH W. VERRETT, SR., Plaintiff - Appellant, v. GENERAL MOTORS AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, Defendant - Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Richmond. Henry E. Hudson, District Judge. (3:15-cv-00416-HEH-RCY) Submitted: March 30, 2017 Decided: April 3, 2017 Before TRAXLER and WYNN, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge. Dismissed and remanded by unpublished per curiam opinion. Joseph W. Verrett, Sr., Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Joseph W. Verrett, Sr., seeks to appeal the district court’s order dismissing his civil complaint without prejudice pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B) (2012). 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). may be able to remedy the deficiencies Because Verrett identified by the district court by filing an amended complaint stating sufficient facts to support his claims, the order Verrett seeks to appeal is neither a final collateral order. order nor an appealable interlocutory or Goode v. Central Va. Legal Aid Soc’y, 807 F.3d 619, 623-24 (4th Cir. 2015); Domino Sugar Corp. v. Sugar Workers Local Union 392, 10 F.3d 1064, 1066-67 (4th Cir. 1993). Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction and remand the case to the district court with instructions to allow Verrett to file an amended complaint. oral argument adequately because presented in the the facts and materials legal before We dispense with contentions this court are and argument would not aid the decisional process. DISMISSED AND REMANDED 2

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