Case Name: Stephan David BROOKS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Nora HUNT, Superintendent; State of North Carolina, Respondents-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2003-09-24
Citations: 76 F. App'x 507
Docket Number: No. 03-7057
Parties: Stephan David BROOKS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Nora HUNT, Superintendent; State of North Carolina, Respondents-Appellees.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 76
Pages: 507–507

Head Matter:
Stephan David BROOKS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Nora HUNT, Superintendent; State of North Carolina, Respondents-Appellees.
No. 03-7057.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted Sept. 11, 2003.
Decided Sept. 24, 2003.
Stephan David Brooks, Appellant Pro Se.
Before WIDENER, LUTTIG, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Stephan David Brooks seeks to appeal the district court's order denying his "Motion for Immediate Order Staying the State Court Judgment," denying his "Motion for Immediate Order Setting Petitioner at his Liberty," and ordering the North Carolina Attorney General to respond to his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (2000) petition. This court may exercise jurisdiction only over final orders, 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (2000), and certain interlocutory and collateral orders, 28 U.S.C. § 1292 (2000); Fed.R.Civ.P. 54(b); Cohen v. Beneficial Indus. Loan Corp., 337 U.S. 541, 69 S.Ct. 1221, 93 L.Ed. 1528 (1949). The order Brooks seeks to appeal is neither a final order nor an appealable interlocutory or collateral order. Accordingly, we deny a certificate of appealability 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 the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
DISMISSED.