William Davis, II v. Department of State

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UNPUBLISHED PER CURIAM OPINION filed. Motion disposition in opinion--denying Motion for sanctions [999647606-2] Originating case number: 4:13-cv-00058-RBS-DEM. Copies to all parties and the district court/agency. [999702291]. Mailed to: William Davis. [15-1595, 15-1602]

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UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 15-1595

WILLIAM SCOTT DAVIS, II,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE; STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA; WAKE COUNTY
NORTH CAROLINA MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT; TOWN OF CARY NORTH
CAROLINA; SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION,
Defendants – Appellees.

No. 15-1602

WILLIAM SCOTT DAVIS, II,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
and
BABY
J.F.D., c/o William S. Davis, II; ESTATE OF WILLIAM
SCOTT DAVIS, SR., Deceased,
Plaintiffs,
v.
ALBERT J. SINGER; DANIELLE DOYLE; SYDNEY J. BATCH; MICHELE
JAWORSKI SUAREZ; MELANIE A. SHEKITA; MICHELLE SAVAGE; ERIC
CRAIG CHASSE; LISA SELLERS; CHARLOTTE MITCHELL; WENDY
KIRWAN; SONJI CARLTON; NANCEY BERSON; DR. SUSAN GARVEY;
ROBERT B. RADAR; MARGARET EAGLES; RICHARD CROUTHARMEL; WAKE
COUNTY GOVERNMENT; BATCH, POORE & WILLIAMS,

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Defendants - Appellees.

Appeals from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia at Newport News.
Rebecca Beach Smith,
Chief District Judge.
(4:13-cv-00058-RBS-DEM; 4:13-cv-00007RBS-DEM)
Submitted:

November 17, 2015

Decided:

November 19, 2015

Before SHEDD, DUNCAN, and DIAZ, Circuit Judges.

No. 15-1595 dismissed; No. 15-1602 affirmed by unpublished per
curiam opinion.

William Scott Davis, II, Appellant Pro Se.
George Maralan
Kelley,
III,
Assistant
United
States
Attorney,
Norfolk,
Virginia; Roger Allen Askew, WAKE COUNTY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE,
Raleigh, North Carolina, James Nicholas Ellis, Caroline P.
Mackie, Lisa Patterson Sumner, POYNER SPRUILL LLP, Raleigh,
North Carolina; Elizabeth A. Martineau, MARTINEAU KING PLLC,
Charlotte, North Carolina, Peter Andrew Teumer, ROBEY TEUMER &
DRASH, Norfolk, Virginia; Sydney J. Batch, BATCH, POORE &
WILLIAMS LLP, Raleigh, North Carolina; Joseph Tedford McFadden,
Jr.,
RAWLS,
MCNELIS
&
MITCHELL,
Norfolk,
Virginia,
for
Appellees.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
In

these

consolidated

appeals,

William

Scott

Davis,

II,

seeks to appeal the district court’s order denying his motions
to strike, motions for stay, and motions for extension of time
in a pending civil matter, and its order returning several of
his filed documents in a closed civil matter.

This court may

exercise jurisdiction only over final orders, 28 U.S.C. § 1291
(2012),
28 U.S.C.

and

certain

§ 1292

interlocutory

(2012);

Fed.

R.

and
Civ.

collateral
P.

54(b);

orders,
Cohen

Beneficial Indus. Loan Corp., 337 U.S. 541, 545-46 (1949).

v.
The

order denying Davis’ motions is neither a final order nor an
appealable interlocutory or collateral order.

Accordingly, we

deny Davis’ motion for sanctions and dismiss Case No. 15-1595
for lack of jurisdiction.
Turning

to

Davis’

appeal

of

the

district

court’s

order

returning his documents, we have reviewed the record and find no
reversible error.

Accordingly, we affirm Case No. 15-1602 for

the reasons stated by the district court.
4:13-cv-00007-RBS-DEM

(E.D.

Va.

May

7,

Davis v. Singer, No.
2015;

June

2,

2015).

Davis’ motion for sanctions in connection with this appeal is
also denied.

We dispense with oral argument because the facts

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and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials
before

this

court

and

argument

would

not

aid

the

decisional

process.

No. 15-1595 DISMISSED;
No. 15-1602 AFFIRMED

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