McKindley Travis v. Patricia Watson, No. 16-7400 (4th Cir. 2017)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 16-7400 MCKINDLEY TRAVIS, Petitioner – Appellant, v. PATRICIA WATSON, Respondent – Appellee, and NELSON H. C. FISHER, Respondent. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Alexandria. T.S. Ellis, III, Senior District Judge. (1:10-cv-01006-TSE-IDD) Submitted: February 16, 2017 Before GREGORY, Chief Judge, HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge. Decided: DUNCAN, February 22, 2017 Circuit Judge, and Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion. McKindley Travis, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: McKindley Travis 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 Travis seeks Corp., to 337 appeal U.S. is 541, 545-46 neither a (1949). final appealable interlocutory or collateral order. The order order nor an Accordingly, we deny leave to proceed in forma pauperis and dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before this court and argument would not aid the decisional process. DISMISSED 2

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