Case Name: Anthony Lee McNAIR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Robert A. EVAN, Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2012-11-15
Citations: 487 F. App'x 831
Docket Number: No. 12-1873
Parties: Anthony Lee McNAIR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Robert A. EVAN, Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: Before NIEMEYER, GREGORY, and DIAZ, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 487
Pages: 831–831

Head Matter:
Anthony Lee McNAIR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Robert A. EVAN, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 12-1873.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: Nov. 13, 2012.
Decided: Nov. 15, 2012.
Anthony Lee McNair, Appellant Pro Se.
Before NIEMEYER, GREGORY, and DIAZ, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
Affirmed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Anthony Lee McNair appeals the district court's order dismissing his civil action without prejudice as frivolous and as barred by the terms of a pre-filing injunction. We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we grant leave to proceed in forma pauperis and affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. McNair v. Evan, No. 4:12-cv-00069-FL, 2012 WL 2579338 (E.D.N.C. July 4 & 11, 2012). 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.
AFFIRMED.
Generally, orders dismissing complaints without prejudice are interlocutory and not ap-pealable. Domino Sugar Corp. v. Sugar Workers Local Union 392, 10 F.3d 1064, 1066-67 (4th Cir.1993) (holding that an order dismissing a complaint without prejudice is a final, appealable order only if "no amendment [to the complaint] could cure the defects in the . case" (internal quotation marks omitted)). However, orders dismissing actions or cases without prejudice are appealable. Chao v. Rivendell Woods, Inc., 415 F.3d 342, 345 (4th Cir.2005). Where a district court's dismissal is without prejudice, we evaluate the particular grounds for dismissal to determine whether the appellant could save his action by amending the complaint. Id. We find that the district court's order is an appealable order because the defects in McNair's proposed complaint must be cured by something other than an amendment.