Michael RANKINS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Gregory BONNER, Chief of Police, Defendant-Appellee, 31 F. App'x 245

PER CURIAM. Michael Rankins appeals the district court’s order denying multiple discovery and other pre-trial motions in his 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 (West Supp.2001) action. We dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction because the order is not appealable. This court may exercise jurisdiction only over final orders, 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (1994), and certain interlocutory and collateral orders, 28 U.S.C. § 1292 (1994); Fed. R.Civ.P. 54(b); Cohen v. Beneficial Indus. Loan Corp., 337 U.S. 541, 69 S.Ct. 1221, 93 L.Ed. 1528 (1949).

The order here appealed is neither a final order nor an appeal-able interlocutory or collateral order. We dismiss the appeal as interlocutory. 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.