Joseph W. Verrett, Sr. v. General Motors Automotive

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UNPUBLISHED PER CURIAM OPINION filed. Originating case number: 3:15-cv-00416-HEH-RCY Copies to all parties and the district court/agency. [1000054353]. Mailed to: Joseph W. Verrett Sr. FAIRFAX COUNTY ADULT DETENTION CENTER 10520 Judicial Drive Fairfax, VA 22030-0000. [16-7214]

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UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 16-7214

JOSEPH W. VERRETT, SR.,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
GENERAL MOTORS AUTOMOTIVE GROUP,
Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Richmond.
Henry E. Hudson, District
Judge. (3:15-cv-00416-HEH-RCY)

Submitted:

March 30, 2017

Decided:

April 3, 2017

Before TRAXLER and WYNN, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior
Circuit Judge.

Dismissed and remanded by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Joseph W. Verrett, Sr., Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Joseph

W.

Verrett,

Sr.,

seeks

to

appeal

the

district

court’s order dismissing his civil complaint without prejudice
pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B) (2012).

This court may

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

and

certain

interlocutory

and

collateral

orders,

28

U.S.C. § 1292 (2012); Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b); Cohen v. Beneficial
Indus. Loan Corp., 337 U.S. 541, 545-46 (1949).
may

be

able

to

remedy

the

deficiencies

Because Verrett

identified

by

the

district court by filing an amended complaint stating sufficient
facts to support his claims, the order Verrett seeks to appeal
is

neither

a

final

collateral order.

order

nor

an

appealable

interlocutory

or

Goode v. Central Va. Legal Aid Soc’y, 807

F.3d 619, 623-24 (4th Cir. 2015); Domino Sugar Corp. v. Sugar
Workers Local Union 392, 10 F.3d 1064, 1066-67 (4th Cir. 1993).
Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction
and remand the case to the district court with instructions to
allow Verrett to file an amended complaint.
oral

argument

adequately

because

presented

in

the
the

facts

and

materials

legal
before

We dispense with
contentions
this

court

are
and

argument would not aid the decisional process.

DISMISSED AND REMANDED

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