Lawrence Verline Wilder, Sr. v. Secretary Michael Leavitt

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 09-1180
LAWRENCE VERLINE WILDER, SR.,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
SECRETARY MICHAEL LEAVITT; ADMINISTRATOR KERRY WEEMS; CHAIR
NAOMI EARP; EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION;
CHAIRMAN NEIL ANTHONY GORDON MCPHIE,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
Maryland, at Baltimore. Andre M. Davis, District Judge. (1:09-
cv-00089-AMD)
Submitted: May 28, 2009 Decided: June 5, 2009
Before WILKINSON, KING, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Lawrence Verline Wilder, Sr., Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Lawrence Verline Wilder, Sr., seeks to appeal the
district court’s order placing his motion for appointment of
counsel in abeyance pending receipt of a response to Wilder’s
mandamus petition. This court may exercise jurisdiction only
over final orders, 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (2006), and certain
interlocutory and collateral orders, 28 U.S.C. § 1292 (2006);
Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b); Cohen v. Beneficial Indus. Loan Corp.,
337 U.S. 541 (1949). The order Wilder seeks to appeal 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 the court and argument would not aid the
decisional process.
DISMISSED

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