Ronald Paul v. SC Dept. of Transportation

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UNPUBLISHED PER CURIAM OPINION filed. Motion disposition in opinion--granting Motion for leave to file [999285126-2], granting Motion for leave to file [999303403-2]; denying Motion for other relief [999292922-2], denying Motion for other relief [999307937-2] Originating case number: 3:13-cv-01852-CMC Copies to all parties and the district court/agency. [999355753]. Mailed to: Ronald I. Paul. [13-2431]

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UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 13-2431

RONALD I. PAUL,
Plaintiff – Appellant,
v.
SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; PAUL D. DE
HOLCZER, individually and as a partner of the law firm of
Moses, Koon & Brackett, PC; G. L. BUCKLES, as Personal
Representative of the Estate of Keith J. Buckles and G. L.
Buckles individually personal representative Keith J.
Buckles; MICHAEL H. QUINN, Individually and as senior
lawyer of Quinn Law Firm, LLC; J. CHARLES ORMOND, JR.,
individually and as partner of the Law Firm of Holler,
Dennis, Corbett, Ormond, Plante & Garner; OSCAR K. RUCKER,
in his individual capacity as Director, Rights of Way South
Carolina Department of Transportation; MACIE M. GRESHAM, in
her individual capacity as Eastern Region Right of Way
Program
Manager
South
Carolina
Department
of
Transportation;
NATALIE
J.
MOORE,
in
her
individual
capacity
as
Assistant
Chief
Counsel,
South
Carolina
Department of Transportation,
Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
South Carolina, at Columbia.
Cameron McGowan Currie, Senior
District Judge. (3:13-cv-01852-CMC)

Submitted:

April 30, 2014

Decided:

Before MOTZ, GREGORY, and DIAZ, Circuit Judges.

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Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Ronald I. Paul, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Ronald I. Paul seeks to appeal the district court’s
order

adopting

dismissing

his

prejudice
motion.

the

and

42
the

magistrate
U.S.C.

order

judge’s

§ 1983

denying

recommendation

(2006)

his

Fed.

complaint
R.

Civ.

and

without
P.

59(e)

This court may exercise jurisdiction only over final

orders, 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (2012), and certain interlocutory and
collateral

orders,

54(b); Cohen

v.

545-46 (1949).

28

U.S.C.

Beneficial

§ 1292

Indus.

(2012);

Loan

Fed.

Corp.,

R.

337

Civ.

U.S.

P.

541,

Because Paul may proceed with this action in the

district court by amending his complaint to provide specific
facts showing his entitlement to the relief he seeks, see Fed.
R. Civ. P. 8(a), the orders he seeks to appeal are neither final
orders nor appealable interlocutory or collateral orders.

See

Domino Sugar Corp. v. Sugar Workers Local Union 392, 10 F.3d
1064, 1066-67 (4th Cir. 1993).
Accordingly,
jurisdiction.

We

we

grant

dismiss
Paul’s

the

motions

appeal
to

file

for

lack

of

supplemental

briefs and deny his motion for summary reversal, as amended.

We

also 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
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