Case Name: Eddy Albert CHACON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2003-03-27
Citations: 62 F. App'x 465
Docket Number: No. 03-1067
Parties: Eddy Albert CHACON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: Before WILLIAMS and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 62
Pages: 465–465

Head Matter:
Eddy Albert CHACON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 03-1067.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted March 20, 2003.
Decided March 27, 2003.
Eddy Albert Chacon, Appellant Pro Se.
Before WILLIAMS and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.
Dismissed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Eddy Albert Chacon appeals from the district court's order dismissing without prejudice his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2000) complaint. The district court's dismissal without prejudice is not appealable. See Domino Sugar Corp. v. Sugar Workers Local Union 392, 10 F.3d 1064, 1066-67 (4th Cir.1993). A dismissal without prejudice is a final order only if " 'no amendment [in the complaint] could cure the defects in the plaintiffs case.' " Id. at 1067 (quoting Conisten Corp. v. Village of Hoffman Estates, 844 F.2d 461, 463 (7th Cir.1988)). In ascertaining whether a dismissal without prejudice is reviewable in this court, the court must determine "whether the plaintiff could save his action by merely amending his complaint." Domino Sugar, 10 F.3d at 1066-67. In this case, Chacon may move in the district court to reopen his case and to file an amended complaint specifically alleging facts sufficient to state a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Therefore, the dismissal order is not appealable. 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.