Case Name: Deandre L'overture JACKSON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA; Harold W. Clarke, Respondents-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-10-18
Citations: 669 F. App'x 654
Docket Number: No. 16-6774
Parties: Deandre L’overture JACKSON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA; Harold W. Clarke, Respondents-Appellees.
Judges: Before NIEMEYER, DUNCAN, and WYNN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 669
Pages: 654–655

Head Matter:
Deandre L’overture JACKSON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA; Harold W. Clarke, Respondents-Appellees.
No. 16-6774
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: October 13, 2016
Decided: October 18, 2016
DeAndre L’overture Jackson, Appellant Pro Se,
Before NIEMEYER, DUNCAN, and WYNN, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
DeAndre L'overture Jackson appeals the district court's order dismissing without prejudice his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (2012) petition for failing to comply with a prior order directing him to pay a required filing fee or to explain why he is unable to do so. The order is not appealable unless a circuit justice or judge issues a certificate of appealability. See 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1)(A) (2012), We have independently reviewed the record and conclude that Jackson has not made the requisite showing. See 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2) (2012). Accordingly, we deny leave to proceed in forma pauperis, deny a certificate of ap-pealability, and dismiss the appeal. 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
We conclude that the district court's order is final and appealable because the defect identified by the district court must be cured by something more than an amendment to the allegations in the § 2254 petition. Goode v. Cent. Va. Legal Aid Soc'y, Inc., 807 F.3d 619, 623-24 (4th Cir. 2015).