Case Name: John S. STRITZINGER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS; JWS, minor; LLS, minor; HMS, minor; Katherine Wright, On Behalf of Minor Children LLS, JWS, HMS, Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-11-03
Citations: 670 F. App'x 127
Docket Number: No. 16-1610
Parties: John S. STRITZINGER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS; JWS, minor; LLS, minor; HMS, minor; Katherine Wright, On Behalf of Minor Children LLS, JWS, HMS, Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before WILKINSON, WYNN, and THACKER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 670
Pages: 127–128

Head Matter:
John S. STRITZINGER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS; JWS, minor; LLS, minor; HMS, minor; Katherine Wright, On Behalf of Minor Children LLS, JWS, HMS, Defendants-Appellees.
No. 16-1610
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: November 1, 2016
Decided: November 3, 2016
John S. Stritzinger, Appellant Pro Se.
Before WILKINSON, WYNN, and THACKER, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
John S. Stritzinger seeks to appeal the district court's order adopting the magistrate judge's report and dismissing his civil action without prejudice. 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, 69 S.Ct. 1221, 93 L.Ed. 1528 (1949). Because the district court adopted the magistrate judge's report concluding that Stritzinger's complaint lacked sufficient factual allegations to state a plausible claim pursuant to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1400 to 1482 (2012), we conclude that the order Stritzinger seeks to appeal is neither a final order nor an appealable interlocutory or collateral order. See Goode v. Cent. Va. Legal Aid Soc'y, Inc., 807 F.3d 619, 623-24, 629-30 (4th Cir. 2015). Accordingly, we deny Stritzinger's motion to appoint counsel 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