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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
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UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 14-7169

DAVID A. BROWN,

Petitioner – Appellant,

v.

HAROLD W. CLARKE, Director of the Virginia Department of 

Corrections,

Respondent - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western 

District of Virginia, at Roanoke. Jackson L. Kiser, Senior

District Judge. (7:14-cv-00224-JLK-RSB)

Submitted: December 16, 2014 Decided: January 2, 2015

Before WILKINSON, GREGORY, and HARRIS, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

David A. Brown, Appellant Pro Se. Matthew P. Dullaghan, Senior 

Assistant Attorney General, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

David A. Brown seeks to appeal the district court’s 

order denying his motion for production of documents in his 

pending action under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (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). The order Brown 

seeks to appeal is neither a final order nor an appealable 

interlocutory or collateral order. 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

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