Case Name: Edghill Leo FRANCIS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. John ASHCROFT, Respondent-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2002-06-17
Citations: 36 F. App'x 538
Docket Number: No. 02-6435
Parties: Edghill Leo FRANCIS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. John ASHCROFT, Respondent-Appellee.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 36
Pages: 538–539

Head Matter:
Edghill Leo FRANCIS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. John ASHCROFT, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 02-6435.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted May 24, 2002.
Decided June 17, 2002.
Edghill Leo Francis, Appellant Pro Se.
Before WILKINS, NIEMEYER, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Edghill Leo Francis appeals the district court's order dismissing his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (1994) petition, in which he challenged conditions of his confinement, without prejudice. Because Francis may amend his complaint to proceed under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 (West Supp.2001) rather than § 2241, the district court's dismissal without prejudice is not a final order and is not subject to appellate review. See Domino Sugar Corp. v. Sugar Workers Local Union 392, 10 F.3d 1064, 1066-67 (4th Cir.1993). Therefore, we deny a certificate of appealability and dismiss this appeal. 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.