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Parties Involved:
William A. Baker
Appellant
Stacy Smith
Appellee
Warden Wallace
Appellee

Document Text:

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 23-6613

WILLIAM BAKER, formerly #251725 f/k/a William A. Baker,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

DR. STACY SMITH; WARDEN WALLACE,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at 

Greenville. Joseph Dawson, III, District Judge. (6:22-cv-02073-JD-KFM)

Submitted: February 27, 2024 Decided: March 1, 2024

Before WILKINSON, WYNN, and HARRIS, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

William A. Baker, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

William Baker seeks to appeal the district court’s order adopting the magistrate 

judge’s report and recommendation in part and dismissing some of Baker’s 42 U.S.C. 

§ 1983 claims for failure to state a claim, but allowing Baker’s remaining claim to proceed. 

This court may exercise jurisdiction only over final orders, 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and certain 

interlocutory and collateral orders, 28 U.S.C. § 1292; Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b); Cohen v. 

Beneficial Indus. Loan Corp., 337 U.S. 541, 545-46 (1949). The order Baker seeks to 

appeal is neither a final order nor an appealable interlocutory or collateral order. 

Accordingly, we 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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