Continental Casualty Company v. John F. Curran, Iii

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 15-1089
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
JOHN F. CURRAN, III,
Defendant - Appellant,
and
GARGOYLES, INC.,
Defendant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
Maryland, at Baltimore. William D. Quarles, Jr., District
Judge. (1:14-cv-01183-WDQ)
Submitted: July 8, 2015 Decided: August 19, 2015
Before MOTZ and KING, Circuit Judges, and DAVIS, Senior Circuit
Judge.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
John F. Curran, III, Appellant Pro Se. Ashley Elisabeth Eiler,
John E. Howell, William E. Smith, WILEY REIN, LLP, Washington,
D.C., for Appellee.

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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
John F. Curran, III seeks to appeal the district court’s
order denying a motion for continuance. 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). The order that Curran
seeks to appeal is neither a final order nor an appealable
interlocutory or collateral order. See Stevenson v. City of
Seat Pleasant, 743 F.3d 411, 415-16 (4th Cir. 2014).
Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. We
deny the parties’ pending motions as moot. 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

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