Lawrence Johnson v. T. O'Brien, No. 11-6779 (4th Cir. 2011)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: Unpublished opinion after submission on briefs: Dismissed
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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 11-6779 LAWRENCE JOHNSON, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. T. O BRIEN, Warden; CAPTAIN WILSON; LIEUTENANT TREES; J. GILLEY, Lieutenant; T. TAYLOR, Correctional Officer; W. WELCH, Correctional Officer; J. BAKER, Correctional Officer; CORRECTIONAL OFFICER CRUM; B. SHOEMAKER, Correctional Officer; S. WHITE, Correctional Officer; L. BISHOP, Correctional Officer; A. O QUINN, Correctional Officer; T. ROBINSON, Correctional Officer; R. SMITH, Correctional Officer; A. RUTHERFORD, RN, Defendants - Appellees. No. 11-6888 LAWRENCE JOHNSON, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. T. O BRIEN, Warden; CAPTAIN WILSON; LIEUTENANT TREES; J. GILLEY, Lieutenant; T. TAYLOR, Correctional Officer; W. WELCH, Correctional Officer; J. BAKER, Correctional Officer; CORRECTIONAL OFFICER CRUM; B. SHOEMAKER, Correctional Officer; S. WHITE, Correctional Officer; L. BISHOP, Correctional Officer; A. O QUINN, Correctional Officer; T. ROBINSON, Correctional Officer; R. SMITH, Correctional Officer; A. RUTHERFORD, RN, Defendants - Appellees. Appeals from the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, at Roanoke. James C. Turk, Senior District Judge. (7:09-cv-00165-JCT) Submitted: November 17, 2011 Decided: November 23, 2011 Before KING, DAVIS, and WYNN, Circuit Judges. Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Lawrence Johnson, Appellant Pro Se. David Lew, Sara Bugbee Winn, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Roanoke, Virginia, for Appellees. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. 2 PER CURIAM: Lawrence Johnson seeks to appeal the district court s orders denying his motion to appoint counsel and laying venue. 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, 545-46 (1949). The orders Johnson nor seeks to appeal are neither final appealable interlocutory or collateral orders. dismiss the appeals for lack of jurisdiction. motion to appoint counsel. We dispense orders Accordingly, we We deny Johnson s 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 3
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