Case Name: Thomas L. SWITZER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TOWN OF STANLEY; Officer Brown; Sergeant Dean, Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2011-02-16
Citations: 411 F. App'x 589
Docket Number: No. 10-2390
Parties: Thomas L. SWITZER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TOWN OF STANLEY; Officer Brown; Sergeant Dean, Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before WILKINSON and DAVIS, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 411
Pages: 589–590

Head Matter:
Thomas L. SWITZER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TOWN OF STANLEY; Officer Brown; Sergeant Dean, Defendants-Appellees.
No. 10-2390.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: Feb. 10, 2011.
Decided: Feb. 16, 2011.
Thomas L. Switzer, Appellant Pro Se.
Before WILKINSON and DAVIS, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Opinion:
Dismissed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Thomas L. Switzer seeks to appeal the district court's order dismissing without prejudice his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2006) complaint against the Town of Stanley. This court may exercise jurisdiction only over final orders, 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (2006), and certain interlocutory and collateral orders, 28 U.S.C. § 1292 (2006); Fed.R.Civ.P. 54(b); Cohen v. Beneficial Indus. Loan Corp., 337 U.S. 541, 545-46, 69 S.Ct. 1221, 93 L.Ed. 1528 (1949). Generally, a district court's dismissal of a complaint without prejudice is not appealable. See Domino Sugar Corp. v. Sugar Workers Local Union 392, 10 F.3d 1064, 1066-67 (4th Cir. 1993) (holding that "a plaintiff may not appeal the dismissal of his complaint without prejudice unless the grounds for dismissal clearly indicate that no amendment [to the complaint] could cure the defects in the plaintiffs case") (alteration in original) (internal quotation marks omitted). In this case, Switzer would be able to save his action by amending his complaint to comply with the district court's order. Therefore, the district court's dismissal of Switzer's complaint without prejudice is not an appealable final 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 the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
DISMISSED.