Lulu Girma v. U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 16-1973
LULU GIRMA,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
U. S. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Alexandria. Liam O’Grady, District Judge.
(1:16-cv-00406-LO-IDD)
Submitted: February 23, 2017 Decided: February 27, 2017
Before SHEDD and DIAZ, Circuit Judges, and DAVIS, Senior Circuit
Judge.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
LuLu Girma, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
LuLu Girma appeals from the district court’s order dismissing
his employment discrimination complaint without prejudice for
failing to comply with the court’s prior order directing him to
pay the required filing fee.* We have reviewed the record and find
no reversible error. Accordingly, we deny leave to proceed in
forma pauperis and dismiss the appeal for the reasons stated by
the district court. Girma v. U.S. Equal Emp’t Opportunity Comm’n,
No. 1:16-cv-00406-LO-IDD (E.D. Va. filed July 26, 2016; entered
July 27, 2016). 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
* We conclude that the district court’s order is final and
appealable because the defect identified by the district court
must be cured by something more than an amendment to the
allegations in the complaint. See Goode v. Cent. Va. Legal Aid
Soc’y, Inc., 807 F.3d 619, 623-24 (4th Cir. 2015).

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