Amaru Barnes v. Mangum

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 25-6809

AMARU EDWARD BARNES,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

MANGUM, a/k/a Magnum, Correctional Officer,

Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, at
Asheville. W. Carleton Metcalf, Magistrate Judge. (1:25-cv -00065-MR-WCM)

Submitted: July 23, 2026 Decided: July 27, 2026

Before WYNN and HARRIS, Circuit Judges, and FLOYD, Senior Circuit Judge.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Amaru Edward Barnes, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

Amaru Edward Barnes seeks to appeal the magistrate judge’s recommendation to
the district court that Barnes’s civil complaint be dismissed. 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 magistrate judge’s recommendation is neither a
final order nor an appealable interlocutory or collateral order. 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