UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 98-2321

KATHLEEN A. TAYLOR, Plaintiff - Appellant,

versus
CYNTHIA WALL, Individually and as a member ofthe faculty of the University of Virginia Department of English; GORDON BRADEN, Individually and in his capacity as a member of thefaculty and as Chair of the University of Virginia Department of English; PATRICIA SPACKS, Individually and in her capacity as Chair of the English Department at the University of Virginia; JOHN CASTEEN, Individually and in his capacity as President of the University of Virginia; PETER W. LOW, Individually and in his capacity as Vice President and Provost of the University of Virginia; ROBERT HUSKEY, Individually and in his capacity as Associate Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Science of the University of Virginia; MELVYN LEFFLER, Individually and in his capacity as Dean of Faculty of the University of Virginia; KAREN HOLT, Individually and in her capacity as Equal Opportunity Programs Officer at theUniversity of Virginia; RICHARD RILEY, Individually and in his capacity as Secretary of Education at the United States Department of Education; NORMA CANTU, Individually and in her capacity as Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the United States Department of Education; JANETTE LIM, Individually and inher capacity as Director, Program Legal Component, Office for Civil Rights, United States2 Department of Education; FOUR UNKNOWN POLICE OFFICERS, Individually and in their capacity as police officers for the University of Virginia and/or the City of Charlottesville; BARBARA MELOSH; ROSEMARY JANN, Individually and in their capacities as Co-Chairs, George Mason University English Department; RONALD J. SINACORE, Individually and in his capacity as Affirmative Action Planning Coordinator forGeorge Mason University; EARL J. INGRAM, Individually and in his capacity as Vice Presidentand Equity Officer for George Mason University; CLAIRE KINNEY; SUSAN FRAIMAN; KATHERINE MAUS, Individually and in their capacities as members of the faculty of the University of Virginia Department of English, Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, at Roanoke. Samuel G. Wilson, Chief District Judge. (CA-98-235-R)
Submitted: January 21, 1999 Decided: February 5, 1999
Before LUTTIG, MOTZ, and KING, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Kathleen A. Taylor, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c).3 PER CURIAM: Kathleen A. Taylor appeals from the district court’s order directing her to advise the court whether she intended for the documents she filed on August 13, 1998, to serve as a response to the district court’s August 10, 1998, order or as a notice ofappeal from that order. We dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction because the order is not appealable. This court may exercise jurisdiction only over final orders, 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (1994), and certain interlocutory and collateral orders, 28 U.S.C. § 1292 (1994); Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b); Cohen v. Beneficial Indus. Loan Corp. , 337 U.S. 541 (1949). The order here appealed is neither a final order nor an appealable interlocutory or collateral order. We dismiss the appeal as interlocutory. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

DISMISSED