Theodore Bolick v. Donnie Stonebreaker

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 26-6455

THEODORE JERRY BOLICK, a/k/a THEODORE J. BOLICK,

Petitioner - Appellant,

v.

DONNIE STONEBREAKER,

Respondent - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at
Orangeburg. Mary G. Lewis, District Judge. (5:24-cv-07662-MGL-KDW)

Submitted: July 16, 2026 Decided: July 21, 2026

Before WILKINSON, RICHARDSON, and QUATTLEBAUM, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Theodore Jerry Bolick, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

Theodore Jerry Bolick seeks to appeal the district court’s order accepting the
magistrate judge’s recommendation and denying, inter alia, Bolick’s motion for summary
judgment. This court may exercise jurisdiction only over final orders, 28 U.S.C. § 1291,
and certain interlocutory and collateral orders, 28 U.S.C. § 1292; Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b);
Cohen v. Beneficial Indus. Loan Corp., 337 U.S. 541, 545-46 (1949). The portion of the
order Bolick seeks to appeal is neither a final order nor an appealable interlocutory or
collateral order. See Cooper v. Doyle, 163 F.4th 64, 77 (4th Cir. 2025) (“[A] denial of
summary judgment is generally not appealable under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, which authorizes
appeals only from final decisions of a district court.”). Accordingly, we 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 this court and argument would
not aid the decisional process.
DISMISSED