Case Name: Kenneth NEWKIRK, Petitioner-Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Director, Respondent-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-08-23
Citations: 668 F. App'x 69
Docket Number: No. 16-6738
Parties: Kenneth NEWKIRK, Petitioner-Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Director, Respondent-Appellee.
Judges: Before WILKINSON, KING, and KEENAN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 668
Pages: 69–70

Head Matter:
Kenneth NEWKIRK, Petitioner-Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Director, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 16-6738
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: August 18, 2016
Decided: August 23, 2016
Kenneth H. Newkirk, Appellant Pro Se.
Before WILKINSON, KING, and KEENAN, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Kenneth Newkirk seeks to appeal the magistrate judge's order conditionally filing Newkirk's 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (2012) petition, directing the clerk to take certain actions, and denying without prejudice Newkirk's request for an injunction and motion to dismiss. 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). The order Newkirk seeks to appeal is neither a final order nor an appealable interlocutory or collateral order. Accordingly, we deny leave to proceed in forma pauperis 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